We exist to wow our customers. When we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” we know we’re on the right track. Born from an obsession with making shopping, eating, and living easier, we are disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. As one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies, we have established an unparalleled reputation as a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.At Coupang, we enjoy the best of both worlds: a vibrant startup culture coupled with the resources of a large global public company. This unique environment empowers us to continue our rapid growth and launch new services at an impressive pace. Our entrepreneurial spirit thrives on opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. We are bold and ambitious individuals who take pride in making a tangible impact. Here, you will witness your own growth, as well as that of your colleagues, your team, and the company.Our mission to build the future of commerce is genuine. We continually push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and redefine traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an extraordinary experience in this always-on, high-tech, hyper-connected world.Coupang operates globally with offices in Beijing, Los Angeles, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley.
Job Overview:
Coupang’s Rocket Growth team is dedicated to providing our customers with the best selection at the lowest prices while ensuring utmost convenience for our sellers. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our mission. In this fast-paced environment, you will collaborate with a team of smart and passionate engineers to design and implement systems that meet the needs of our growing business. You will have direct ownership of new features aimed at enhancing the scalability, reliability, availability, extensibility, and performance of our platform. We prioritize delighting customers while building high-quality software and seek candidates with a proven track record in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Build, own, and maintain large-scale distributed systems.
- Provide technical direction to junior engineers on the team.
- Establish and execute short- and long-term design and architectural roadmaps for the business.
- Innovate on the platform to support rocket-on-demand programs.
- Drive continual improvements in efficiency and flexibility while maintaining high standards for customer trust, performance, and availability.
Qualifications:
- Strong problem-solving abilities.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
- 8+ years of experience with fundamental algorithms, system design, and large distributed systems.
- 8+ years of professional coding experience using modern programming languages such as Java, Scala, Kotlin, C++, C#, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience leading complex software system projects successfully delivered to customers.
- Ability to communicate effectively with users, technical teams, and senior management regarding requirements, software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.
- Experience mentoring junior software engineers to enhance their skills.
- Proven ability to influence software engineering best practices within your team.
- Hands-on expertise across various technologies from front-end user interfaces to back-end systems.
- Experience working backwards from customer needs to deliver innovative solutions.
Pay & Benefits:
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor 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 $159,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $324,000/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:
- 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 Public Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
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.
Req # R0053690
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Coupang Seattle, Washington, USA Office
720 Olive Wy, Seattle, WA, United States, 98101
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