Staff Backend Engineer – Search and Discovery Product Engineering
Core
Design and implement cutting-edge solutions for Coupang's search and discovery ecosystem, optimizing mission-critical services that facilitate over 60% of customer transactions.
Role type
Staff Backend Engineer (Search & Discovery)
Builds
Consumer-facing mobile solutions and high-availability API platforms for search and discovery
Domain
E-commerce, Distributed Systems, Backend Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems, Systems programming, Core algorithms, System architecture, Large-scale distribution, High-availability API management, Java, Go, React Web
Preferred skills
Product intuition, Autonomy, Startup background, Resilience in ambiguity, Risk-taking attitude
Technologies
Java, Go, React
Responsibilities
Identify and resolve architectural constraints within the existing search system framework, Design and implement cutting-edge solutions utilizing advanced system technologies to eliminate performance bottlenecks, Develop innovative user-centric products for the Coupang search and discovery ecosystem, Scale and optimize mission-critical services to ensure a consistently superior customer experience, Partner cross-functionally with Product Managers and Designers to deliver a unified and intuitive experience for our users, Apply expert-level engineering skills to create pioneering consumer-facing mobile solutions
