Coupang

Senior Staff Backend Engineer, Security

Coupang
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1 day ago
Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$17k - $299k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Develop and iterate IAM platforms used across Coupang’s ecosystem.
  • Partner with teams across the company to understand current needs and future direction.
  • Design robust, scalable, highly available, and efficient systems.
  • Develop backend APIs in Java and Go using industry-standard frameworks.
  • Drive platform adoption and help teams prioritize technical work.
  • Investigate critical system issues and improve operational excellence.
  • Serve as an engineering role model and help shape team culture.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field.
  • At least 8 years of experience in backend software development.
  • Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS.
  • Experience building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems.
  • Preferred: master’s or PhD in computer science or a related technical field.
  • Preferred: knowledge of OIDC, OAuth2, IAM systems, identity providers, and role-based authorization.
  • Preferred: experience with Kubernetes, gRPC, Istio, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • Preferred: fluency in one or more of C++, Java, and Go.
  • Preferred: experience designing large-scale distributed systems and high-reliability, low-latency cloud systems.
  • Preferred: experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and strong knowledge of cloud application architecture, API design, performance, and scale.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account.
  • Long-term and short-term disability coverage.
  • Employee Assistance Program.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • 18–21 days of paid time off per year based on tenure.
  • 12 public holidays.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits.
  • Free electric car charging station.
Coupang

About Coupang

5,001-10,000 employees

Coupang builds and operates a South Korea–focused e-commerce marketplace with an end-to-end logistics network (Rocket Delivery), plus food delivery, video streaming, and fintech under brands such as Coupang, Eats, and Play. Revenue comes from first-party retail, third-party marketplace services, advertising, and memberships (Rocket WOW). Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Seattle and is publicly listed on the NYSE (CPNG).

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