[TW Engineering] Staff Back-end Engineer I

Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading 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. 

What You Will Do

• Architect, design and build scalable systems that will have a direct impact on

customer acquisition, experience, conversion and retention

• Develop close relationships with Product and tech team in China and Korea
• Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps for the

business

• Drive continuous improvement to the efficiency and flexibility of the platform

and services while keeping high bar for customer trust, performance and availability

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent fields
• 10+ years of industry experience of increasing responsibility leading a group

of engineers, 6+ years of experience in software development in large distributed systems, web services and Java capability

• Experience in designing and implementing high-concurrency, high-availability,

and high-scalability systems;

• Familiar with distributed system architecture, microservice architecture and

design, and message queue, cache, database etc core backend knowledge

• Growth mindset, company-wide perspective. Focus on business problem

solving, and data-driven

• Strong competency in delivering results in an environment of rapidly changing

requirements with appropriate trade-offs

• Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and dive deep
• Experience working closely with global distributed teams