Senior Staff Backend Engineer - (K8)

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.

Role Overview :

As a Senior Staff Backend Engineer you will partner with leaders of multiple platform teams. You will work closely with the product team to define and implement simple solutions of complex infrastructure problems while ensuring to build a highly scalable, reliable and efficient platform for our customers.

You will technically guide teams working on full stack development teams using Java, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, Kubeflow, Argo CD and gRPC. You will be accountable for hiring and developing technical leaders and top talent, raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence.

What You Will Do :

• Architect workload and service management infrastructure.
• Hands-on develop critical infrastructure components.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, providing mechanisms for the teams to prioritize ruthlessly and "move with urgency".
• Envision roadmaps for the scalable and robust growth of Coupang's growing application infrastructure.
• Align with stakeholders, develop strong developers, and provide technical guidance to engineers on critical projects to resolve complex business problems.
• Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality architecture and design.
• Dive deep into critical system issues, proactively address similar root causes, and raise the bar on Operational Excellence.
• Collaborate with other Coupang tech leaders to make the service extensible and unlock opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems within the last 3 years.
• Fluent in one or more of Java, Go or Python.
• Experience with Amazon EKS
• Proven track record of delivering mission-critical systems.
• Experience developing and growing senior individual contributors globally.
• Experience with cloud computing using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with machine learning job deployment infrastructure such as Argo CD workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands on experience with Kubernetes and gRPC.
• Deep understanding of operating system kernels and distributed systems such as Kafka, Cassandra, and MongoDB.
• Proficiency with ML infrastructure and deployment frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, TensorRT, and Triton Backend.

Type of work model

• Hybrid / Onsite / Remote working

Our Hybrid work model: Coupang hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration that acts a catalyst to enrich the experience of employees. Employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 2 days a week, depending on the role requirement. Some businesses may require more time in office due to nature of work.

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