Staff Backend Engineer – Search and Discovery Product Engineering

Coupang • Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

The Search & Discovery AI Product Engineering team is crafting a visionary search and discovery experience for Coupang users, making product navigation seamless and enriching lives through better discovery. We seek brilliant, driven individuals with deep ownership mindset. If you want your technical contributions to impact millions and you thrive on high-stakes challenges, lets connect! As a backend engineer on this team, you will drive the evolution of Coupang's most vital interfaces—surfaces facilitating over 60% of all customer transactions.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional expertise in distributed systems, systems programming, and backend engineering.
• 5+ years of deep experience with core algorithms, system architecture, and large-scale distribution.
• 5+ years of rigorous coding proficiency in Java, Go, or other languages.
• Advanced degree (BS/MS/PhD) in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Proven track record of managing high-availability API platforms and resolving intricate scaling, latency, and performance hurdles in high-traffic environments.

Nice To Haves

• Prior React Web experience is a significant advantage.
• Exceptional communication abilities paired with a sharp product intuition.
• Intense drive for building impactful products.
• High degree of autonomy; startup background is highly valued.
• Resilience in the face of ambiguity and a desire to solve complex, messy problems.
• A scrappy, risk-taking attitude focused on results.

Responsibilities

• Identify and resolve architectural constraints within the existing search system framework.
• Design and implement cutting-edge solutions utilizing advanced system technologies to eliminate performance bottlenecks.
• Develop innovative user-centric products for the Coupang search and discovery ecosystem.
• Scale and optimize mission-critical services to ensure a consistently superior customer experience.
• Partner cross-functionally with Product Managers and Designers to deliver a unified and intuitive experience for our users.
• Apply expert-level engineering skills to create pioneering consumer-facing mobile solutions.

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior