Backend Engineer Jobs in Bellevue, WA

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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.

Role Overview

As a Staff Backend Engineer in Messaging and Caching Platform (MCP) team, you will be responsible for designing and building solid infrastructure to construct, monitor and manage blaze-fast and consistent platform services. Your core mission is to provide company-wide and generic platform solutions with super high scalability, reliability and availability to unleash the productivity of Customer teams. You will have significant scope, impact and responsibility in shaping the future of Coupang platform services. You will be working in a friendly, synergistic, passionate and sharp team.

Team Description

• MCP team develops and supports Coupang company-wide platform services.

• MCP team constructs, monitors and manages blaze-fast and consistent platform services.

• We provide company-wide and generic platform services with super high scalability, reliability and availability to unleash the productivity of Customer teams.

• MCP team has significant scope, impact and responsibility in shaping the future of Coupang platform services.

• MCP team is a friendly, synergistic, passionate and sharp team.

What You Will Do

• Architect and build Coupang's Messaging and Caching Platform.
• Write durable code with the ability to process tera-bytes and peta-bytes each day.
• Keep improving our platform stability, performance and achieving 99.99% to 99.999% availability with smooth operations.
• Work closely with Coupang internal and external Customers and wow them with our cutting-edging products.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/ Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• 5+ years of professional software development experience
• BS or advanced degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Information Systems or related technical field
• Solid (AWS) cloud background on both software development and operations
• Expertise in distributed systems and computing frameworks like Kafka, Spark, etc.
• Team player and fast learner with the ability to quickly triage and troubleshoot complex problems
• Strong ownership and be passionate about applying new technologies to real products

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in designing, developing and maintaining large-scale software infrastructures

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 $164,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $282,000/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

• 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) 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.

Recruitment Process

• Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – Offer
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage

Details to Consider

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.

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 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. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers. 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

Job Requisition ID: 8895