Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Cloud Infrastructure

Coupang; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) Plan with Company Match

18-21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)

Electric Car Charging Station

Job summary

Coupang in Seattle is looking for a Senior Staff Backend Engineer that will enhance cloud infrastructure efficiency and reliability. This role will involve resolving technical challenges while collaborating with engineering teams to design scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate should possess strong skills in cloud DevOps tools like Terraform and Python, with extensive experience in cloud platform engineering. Join Coupang to contribute to innovative e-commerce solutions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands‑on cloud platform engineering experience.
• 10+ years of system engineering and Cloud DevOps experience.
• Strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Enhance reliability, system efficiencies, and productivity for cloud infrastructure.
• Design and architect new systems leveraging cloud infrastructure.
• Resolve complex technical problems in public clouds.

Skills

Cloud DevOps tools

CI/CD

Terraform

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

Linux

Cloud service integrations

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

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’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 Senior Staff Backend Engineer – Cloud Infrastructure, this role focuses on Cloud Platform Infrastructure, services, and processes at their best to enhance reliability, system efficiencies, productivity, availability, scalability, and quality at 10X scale. The engineer will dive deep into business problems, understand current customer pain points and platform limitations, and work closely with engineering teams and leaders to design and architect new system and services leveraging cloud infrastructure that can scale 10X better in reliability, availability, performance, and efficiency. The role includes providing system architecture artifacts, accountability on cloud infrastructure choices, guidance on machine types, network designs, deployment automation, and serving as a global team member across locations.

Key Skills and Role Responsibilities

• Strong experience with Cloud DevOps tools and coding (CI/CD, IaC, Terraform, Python, CloudFormation, Ansible, GitHub, CircleCI, Jenkins, and infrastructure automation)
• Self‑service code development and end‑to‑end cloud deployment automation for application stacks
• Provide a roadmap and vision for scalable, robust growth to achieve 99.999% availability
• Strong technical analytical and design capability to recommend network and infrastructure solutions for shared platforms, web services, and APIs
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, and cloud service integrations
• Accountable for reliable, scalable, and optimized cloud architecture, design, and platform services
• Serve as Cloud Engineer for architecture, design, deployment, and maintenance of highly reliable and scalable applications
• Resolve complex technical problems in public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP) and private cloud environments to improve operational excellence
• Deep dive into current cloud infrastructure and system architecture to provide strategic partnership and improvements on network usage, role management, CDN, domains, and security
• Analyze complex distributed production deployments and recommend ways to optimize performance and automate processes, managing continuous integration servers and monitoring tools
• Identify opportunities to make disruptive improvements in cloud infrastructure usage, operations, and services through systematic automation
• Expert knowledge in sub‑millisecond latencies, scalability, 99.999% uptime, and enterprise architecture best practices
• Exercise technical influence over multiple teams, increasing productivity and effectiveness by sharing deep knowledge and experience
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical skills, and attention to detail
• Collaborate with customers, stakeholders, and lead engineers on mission‑critical projects

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent with 15+ years of hands‑on cloud platform engineering experience
• 10+ years of system engineering, Cloud DevOps, and Cloud SRE experience
• 7+ years of system design and architecture leadership using AWS or Azure services
• 10+ years of experience building and operating infrastructure as code (IaC) with Linux platforms
• 10+ years of building high‑performance, highly‑available, scalable distributed systems in the cloud
• 7+ years of managing hybrid cloud environments
• Excellent cross‑group collaboration, verbal, and written communication
• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Advanced, Developing on AWS
• Hands‑on experience automating application stack deployments with IaC (Terraform, Python, or Go)
• 10+ years of cloud infrastructure engineering experience
• Team‑leading experience
• Strong cross‑group collaboration and communication skills

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of total experience
• Ability to solve problems through creative thinking and partnerships with other teams
• Ability to attain challenging targets through goal‑setting and personal drive

Pay & Benefits

The base pay for this position ranges from $174,000/year to $299,000/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience. Annual bonus is 0‑20% of the base salary.

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long‑term/Short‑term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• 18‑21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on tenure
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental leave
• Pre‑tax commuter benefits
• Electric Car Charging Station (free)

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.

Privacy Notice

Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below: https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/ Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, marital status, military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities, or affiliations, citizenship, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation in the recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].

Job Requisition ID: 8784