Staff Cloud Backend Engineer

Company Introduction

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.

Job Overview :

As a  Staff   Cloud Backend Engineer in Cloud Platform team, this role will focus on Cloud Platform Infrastructure, Services and processes at its best to enhance Cloud infrastructure & system Efficiencies, Productivity, Availability, Scalability and system quality at 10X scale. This role will be responsible for diving deep into business problems, understanding current customer pain points, system domain, current Platform limitations  (if exists)  and then work closely with engineering teams / leaders to design and architect new system / services leveraging cloud infrastructure that can scale 10X better in terms of availability, reliable, performance and efficiency. This includes providing system architecture artifacts, accountability on cloud infrastructure choices that can perform and scale at 10X level but are still efficient, guidance on using right machine type, network designs etc . You will be part of a Global team working from different locations but still works as a central connected unit.

Key Skills and Role Responsibilities :

Strong Experience on Cloud DevOps tools and coding (CI / CD, IaC, Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible, Python and Automation.

Self-service code development and end-to-end back cloud deployment automation for application code

Provide a roadmap and vision for scalable and robust growth for your cloud infrastructure and platform services

Strong technical analytical & design capability to understand Common & shared platforms, web, & services API with underlying data to provide appropriate network, infrastructure recommendations

Strong working experience on Kubernetes, Docker, Linux and cloud services integrations.

100% accountable for the reliable, scalable and optimized cloud architecture, design and platform services.

Serve as Cloud Engineering for Cloud infrastructure Architecture, Design and Deployment for highly reliable and scalable applications.

Solves complex technical problems in Public Clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and Private Cloud environment and improves Operational Excellence

Strong ability to deep dive to understand current cloud infra and systems architecture to provide strategic partnership and improvements on network usage, role management, CDN, domains, Hybrid Cloud

Analyze complex distributed production deployments and recommend ways to optimize performance and / or automate processes by managing continuous integration servers, utilizing monitoring and testing tools

Identify opportunities to make disruptive improvements in cloud infrastructure usage, operations and services with high degree of systematic automation.

Possess expert knowledge in performance (sub millisecond latencies), scalability, availability (99.99% uptime), enterprise architecture best practices

Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.

Strong problem-solving skills, analytical capabilities, and attention to detail

Provide a roadmap and vision for scalable and robust growth for your cloud infrastructure and platform services

Collaborate with stakeholders and lead engineers on key mission-critical projects

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree and / or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 6 years of relevant experience

Preferred :

Pay & Benefits   (Drafter :   This MUST be included in the job posting based on US law . Please note that Washington State requires pay bands to be broken out by level and title, where a job posting could apply to multiple levels or titles. For example, if we advertise for a Software Engineer role where we could hire at Level 1, 2 or 3, we would need to include ranges for each of the three levels in the job level description.)

Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $142,000 / year in our lowest geographic market to $309,000 / year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits (Drafter : Please check with your team if any change on the benefit description)

General Description of Other Compensation :

"Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV / AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.   If you need assistance and / or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at   usrecruiting@coupang.com

Equal Opportunities for All

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. Our unprecedented success could not be possible without the valuable inputs of our globally diverse team.

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