Coupang

Staff Software Engineer

Coupang
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16 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USA or Seattle, WA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$152k - $282k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a next-generation Resource Manager and AI developer tools for secure, policy-compliant data access across hybrid environments.
  • Lead the design of scalable, event-driven resource-management microservices.
  • Build developer tools for workflow orchestration, model management, observability, and operational efficiency.
  • Mentor junior engineers and contribute to architectural decisions for AI infrastructure.
  • Collaborate with Product owners, TPMs, and Compliance teams on end-to-end machine-learning model lifecycle experiences.
  • Improve system reliability, performance, monitoring, and incident-management practices.
  • Own critical platform initiatives from design through operation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • Eight years of professional software development experience, or six years with an advanced degree.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems in cloud environments.
  • Proficiency in at least one of Java, Go, or Python.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and cloud-native development practices.
  • Preferred experience with Kafka, Cassandra, ClickHouse, MongoDB, Kubernetes, Docker, gRPC, Spring, and microservices architecture.
  • Preferred experience building infrastructure, tooling, or platforms for machine-learning and AI workloads.
  • Preferred experience integrating with TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX, or similar AI/ML frameworks and pipelines.
  • Preferred experience with Prometheus, Grafana, or the ELK stack.
  • Preferred expertise in Java Spring Boot, Hibernate, and data governance, compliance, and access control for distributed systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives and influence cross-functional stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, and employee assistance program coverage.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • 18–21 days of paid time off annually based on tenure and 12 paid holidays.
  • Paid parental leave.
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits and free electric car charging station.
  • Base pay varies by U.S. geographic market from $152,000 to $282,000 per year.

Tech Stack

Apache CassandraApache KafkaAWSAzureClickHouseDockerGoGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanagRPCJavaKubernetesMongoDBPrometheusPythonPyTorchSpring BootTensorFlow

Categories

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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