Coupang

E-commerce

StaffEngineer-Backend(PostPurchaseExperience)

₹35–55L ~AI est. Bengaluru, India Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff Engineer - Backend (Post Purchase Experience) at Coupang. Skills: Backend development, Distributed systems, Microservices. Build Tier 1 & Tier 2 services. Maintain Tier 1 & Tier 2 services”

Industry & Context.

E commerce
Problems you'll solve

Debugging complex distributed systems

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

7+ years backend software engineering experience, Proficiency in building distributed systems, Experience with microservices architecture, Experience with high-throughput, low-latency systems, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems

Nice to Have

Backend development (Java, Kotlin, or similar JVM languages), RESTful API design and implementation, Database design and optimization (MySQL, Aurora), Message queue systems (Kafka), Workflow engines (Activiti BPMN, Temporal), Monitoring and alerting (Grafana, CloudWatch), Version control (Git), CI/CD tools (CircleCI or similar)

What You'll Do.

Build Tier 1 & Tier 2 services

Maintain Tier 1 & Tier 2 services

Design business workflows

Implement business workflows

Orchestrate cancellations

Orchestrate exchanges

Integrate with upstream systems

Integrate with downstream systems

Implement policy-driven business logic

Adapt to changing rules

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

  Please complete the attached Internal Transfer Request Form and submit.   Please make sure to apply with your Coupang e-mail address.        Company Introduction  We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we’re collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.  We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.    Role Overview The C-Returns Platform team owns the end-to-end lifecycle of cancellations, returns, and exchanges for Coupang's e-commerce ecosystem. We process millions of post-purchase resolution requests through our customer facing Coupang App and CS/back-office channels, serving both Korea and Taiwan markets. Our platform is mission-critical infrastructure that directly impacts: Customer satisfaction — making post-purchase resolution fast, transparent, and predictable Inventory protection — minimizing inventory loss through structured collection logistics, QA inspections

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