Senior Staff Backend Engineer (GOT/Picking)

Coupang•Seattle, WA

56d

About The Position

We exist to wow our customers. We know we're doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, "How did we ever live without Coupang?" Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we're collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce. We are proud to have the best of both worlds - a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what's possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. The Global Operation Technology (Global Ops Tech) is responsible for the system that enable Coupang to reliably fulfill customer orders in Fulfillment Centers within hours of order placement. The Global Ops Tech Organization is on a mission to innovate by building an efficient eco system that operates at breakthrough scale and speed. The desired candidate will help lead Global Ops Tech Picking team build systems that drive the overall process and workflow of Coupang's fulfillment systems. This work will not only include designing and building world-class systems but also drive adoption of advanced technologies in terms of innovation and process optimization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
10+ years of software engineering experience, including Java.
10+ years of experience leading large-scale projects.
Strong understanding of backend scalable software architecture, distributed systems, and message-oriented architecture.
Experience with high-scale production systems with fault-tolerance and monitoring.
Operationalizing software in a large-scale environment with high availability requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with scalable distributed systems and understanding of machine learning algorithms.
Experience in the eCommerce domain involved in supply chain systems around Inventory and Promise..
Experience with AWS; Java language would be a plus.

Responsibilities

Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects involving Inventory and Promise.
Independently come up with quality architecture and design of systems for new microservices and machine learning pipelines.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions.
Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise distributed architecture, and engineering best practices.
Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.