Sr~Staff, Backend Engineer (Core Member & Infra Platform Team)
Core
Lead engineering teams to define technical direction and build next-generation data-serving platforms handling millions of requests for Coupang's core member domains and auth/data platforms.
Role type
Sr~Staff Backend Engineer (Core Member & Infra Platform Team)
Builds
Scalable, reliable, and highly available distributed multi-tier data-serving platforms for member, authentication, and data domains.
Domain
E-commerce / Distributed Systems / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Java or Kotlin, Microservices architecture, System design & architecture, Technical leadership & mentoring, Stakeholder alignment, Critical system troubleshooting, Best practices implementation
Preferred skills
AWS cloud computing, Kubernetes, Large-scale global system architecture, Data pipeline development (Spark, Hadoop, Cassandra, Kafka, Airflow), Member/auth/PII platform experience
Technologies
Java, Kotlin, AWS, Kubernetes, Spark, Hadoop, Cassandra, Kafka, Airflow, Spring, IntelliJ
Responsibilities
Define technical vision and roadmaps for mission-critical projects, Lead design and development of scalable backend systems, Mentor engineers and introduce industry best practices, Collaborate with teams to build open and extensible platforms, Resolve critical system issues, Align stakeholders and lead engineers on technical initiatives
Seniority
Sr~Staff, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities