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Job Overview:

The Developer platform team is part of Coupang’s Technical Infrastructure organization and is responsible for Coupang’s developer experiences including Coupang’s internal workload management and microservice ecosystem which scales to thousands of microservices. We are in a process to revolutionize our developer experiences and internal infrastructure by adopting the best technologies available. We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to scale our Code Gen infrastructure.

What You Will Do
We are looking for someone passionate about scaling developer productivity through technology and automation, with experience leveraging AI/ML to improve software development lifecycle. As a Staff Software Engineer in Developer platform, 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 lead projects working on full stack development teams using JAVA, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC and service mesh. You will be accountable for raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

Shape the future of our Developer Experience strategy
Increase developer productivity by using analyzing, designing, and implementing innovative development processes
Develop and optimize data pipelines and infrastructure to support machine learning workflows, including large language models (LLMs).
Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, providing mechanisms for the teams to prioritize ruthlessly and “move with urgency”.
Solve real customer pain points by applying a deep understanding of system performance, reliability, and developer experience.
Collaborate with other Coupang tech leaders to make the service extensible to unlock opportunities for innovations.

Qualifications

One who has bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical fields.
One who has 6+ years professional software development experience, or 4 years’ experience with advanced degree.
One who has hands-on experience in designing and developing large scale distributed system in the last 3 years.

One who is fluent in one or more among C++, Java, Go, Javascript and Typescript.
Proven track record of delivering mission critical systems.
Experience with cloud computing using AWS or Azure or GCP.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior experience with large scale ML infrastructure
Strong understanding of developer productivity tools, framework optimizations, and service quality metrics.
Extensive experience in designing complex backend systems
Experience in Kubernetes, gRPC, Spring boot.
Experience in concurrency, multi-threading, synchronization, and non-blocking IO.
Ability to challenge the existing norms to improve overall systems and processes

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $159,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $232,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
401K Plan with Company Match
18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
12 Public Holidays
Paid Parental leave
Pre-tax commuter benefits
MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

“Other Compensation” includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com

Requisition: R0056745

Equal Opportunities for All

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. Our unprecedented success could not be possible without the valuable inputs of our globally diverse team.