Coupang

Staff Backend Engineer

Coupang
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3 hours ago
Hyderābād, IndiaStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead architecture design for scalable, extensible, and reliable systems.
  • Align technology roadmaps with leadership and stakeholders.
  • Build productivity tools using Claude and Windsurf.
  • Remove technical blockers and simplify complex problems into actionable solutions.
  • Write code as needed to guide teams and support high-priority initiatives.
  • Identify business and technology opportunities and evaluate and adopt new technologies.
  • Recruit, mentor, and grow engineering talent.
  • Collaborate with geographically distributed engineering teams to build reliable systems at scale.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and/or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
  • 10+ years of experience building and operating backend services and web applications.
  • Deep expertise in distributed systems, storage, data processing, and server technologies.
  • Strong coding skills in Java and Spring Framework, including object-oriented design.
  • Experience developing and operating services on AWS.
  • Experience with NoSQL and relational or columnar databases.
  • Preferred: Git, CI/CD automation, Agile methodologies, code quality improvement, and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
  • Passion for and inclination toward reliability and observability.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model.

Tech Stack

AWSGitGrafanaJavaPrometheus

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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