Coupang

Staff Backend Engineer – Search and Discovery Product Engineering

Coupang
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4 hours ago
Mountain View, CA, USAStaff+
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Base Salary

$194k - $243k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Identify and resolve architectural constraints in the existing search system framework.
  • Design and implement advanced system solutions to eliminate performance bottlenecks.
  • Develop user-centric products for the Coupang search and discovery ecosystem.
  • Scale and optimize mission-critical services for a consistently superior customer experience.
  • Partner with Product Managers and Designers to deliver a unified and intuitive user experience.
  • Create consumer-facing mobile solutions using expert-level engineering skills.
  • Manage high-availability API platforms and resolve scaling, latency, and performance challenges in high-traffic environments.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in distributed systems, systems programming, and backend engineering.
  • 5+ years of experience with core algorithms, system architecture, and large-scale distribution.
  • 5+ years of coding experience in Java, Go, or other languages.
  • Bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
  • Proven experience managing high-availability API platforms and addressing complex scaling, latency, and performance challenges.
  • Prior React Web experience is preferred.
  • Strong communication, product intuition, autonomy, resilience, and comfort solving complex problems are preferred.
  • Startup experience and a results-focused, risk-taking attitude are valued.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and 401(k) benefits with company match.
  • 18–21 days of paid time off annually based on tenure and 12 paid holidays.
  • Pre-tax commuter benefits and a free electric car charging station.
  • Base pay varies by US geographic market from $194,000/year to $243,000/year, with additional compensation potentially including bonuses or equity.
  • Recruitment may proceed through application review, phone interview, and onsite or virtual onsite interview.

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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.