Coupang

Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Pricing)

Coupang
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about 2 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$174k - $299k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a hands-on engineering leader with expertise in open-source technologies and distributed systems
  • Design layered applications and drive architecture and design quality for pricing and commerce systems
  • Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to develop solutions for complex business challenges
  • Lead engineers on mission-critical projects
  • Define roadmaps and technical vision for the scalable and robust growth of the pricing platform
  • Collaborate with engineering teams across geographic locations to build extensible services

Requirements

  • At least 8 years of professional experience in software design and development
  • Strong experience with distributed systems and large-scale enterprise platforms
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
  • Excellent analytical, deep-dive, verbal, and written English communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines
  • Preferred proficiency in Java or similar JVM-based languages and Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
  • Preferred hands-on experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, event-driven architectures, Kafka, Flink, and real-time data pipelines
  • Preferred familiarity with infrastructure as code and DevOps best practices
  • Experience in e-commerce, marketplace, or high-traffic consumer-facing platforms is preferred

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 annually based on tenure
  • 12 paid holidays
  • Up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits
  • Free electric car charging station

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About Coupang

10,000+ employees

Coupang is a technology and Fortune 150 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CPNG) that provides retail, restaurant delivery, video streaming, and fintech services to customers around the world under brands that include Coupang, Eats, Play, Rocket Now, and Farfetch.