Staff Back-end Engineer

Coupang, Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Coupang, Inc. seeks a Staff Software Engineer, Backend, to design, build, and scale distributed systems and data pipelines for our global e-commerce platform.

You will collaborate with engineers across locations to deliver high-reliability backend services for millions of users daily. The role emphasizes hands-on Java and Python development, cloud adoption with AWS, and modern toolchains including IntelliJ and Spring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• 8+ years of software design and development experience in Java and Python.
• Experience designing, building, and deploying scalable, high-availability systems.
• Experience with cloud computing, AWS.
• Experience with IntelliJ and Spring environment.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and design of scalable backend systems.
• Develop distributed data processing pipelines and services.
• Collaborate across geographies to deliver reliable platform tooling.
• Lead critical projects and decompose complex problems into simple solutions.
• Maintain high quality engineering practices and operational excellence.

Skills

Java

Python

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

IntelliJ

Spring Framework

Container-based testing

Job description

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 are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading 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 at since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial 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 Software Engineer, Backend, you will work on distributed systems, data processing pipelines and building next generation platform and products. You will help the team to bring industry best practices in software development and operations while improving their engineering skills to build pioneering e-commerce experience in new global markets. Working closely with a group of engineers in multiple geographic locations, you’ll solve challenge problems at scale with high reliability. Your efforts will directly have an impact on tens of millions of users every single day!

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive the highest quality of architecture and design of system.
• Draw a roadmaps and vision for the scalable and robust growth of the product.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to make the platform open and extensible to unlock innumerable opportunities for innovations.
• Align with stakeholders and lead engineers on mission critical projects.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions.
• Leverage knowledge of internal and industry best practices in design.
• Deep-dive and handle critical system issues.
• Collaborate with other teams to make the platform open and extensible to unlock
• innumerable opportunities for innovations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Minimum 8 years of experience working on software design and development in Java,Python.
• Hands‑on experience with designing, building, and deploying scalable, high‑available systems.
• Large system architecture design and development experience.
• Experience with cloud computing with AWS.
• Experience of developing container‑based testing environment.
• Experience with Java / IntelliJ / Spring environment.

Type of work model:

Hybrid - Our Hybrid work model: Coupang hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration that acts a catalyst to enrich the experience of employees. Employees are required to work at least 3 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 2 days a week, depending on the role requirement. Some businesses may require more time in office due to nature of work.

Details to consider

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