Senior Staff Engineer, Back-end Engineering, Fulfillment Center Core Systems (Global Operations Technology)

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-billiondollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing ecommerce 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 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

The Fulfillment Center (FC) Core Systems Tech organization within Global Operations Technology is responsible for systems that enable Coupang to fulfill customer orders within hours. Our mission is to innovate logistics by building an efficient FC ecosystem that operates at breakthrough scale and speed.

We seek an experienced engineering leader to;

• Drive technology direction and architecture for FC systems.
• Work closely in partnership with planning and optimization engineers and scientists
• Align with tech leaders and stakeholders.
• Influence teams and execute delivery of complex, scalable, and reliable systems.
• Adopt advanced technologies in automation, robotics, and process optimization.
• Develop the best engineering talent amongst the current team

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture design for FC systems ensuring scalability, extensibility, and reliability.
• Define and align on technology roadmap with stakeholders.
• Remove technical blockers at the organizational level.
• Simplify complex problems into actionable solutions.
• Write code when necessary to lead by example.
• Identify business and technology opportunities proactively.
• Review and adopt new technologies (open-source and commercial).
• Recruit and develop world-class engineering talent.
• Drive automation and robotics initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software development at technology companies.
• Proven track record delivering large, complex systems with business impact.
• Experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems.
• 7+ years in backend services and web applications.
• Strong knowledge of storage, data processing, and serving technologies.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Object-oriented design and development expertise.
• Proficiency in Java and Spring Framework.
• AWS service development and operational experience.
• ORM experience (JPA, Hibernate) and domain modeling.
• Logistics-related service development experience.
• Build/test/deploy automation experience.
• Bulk data processing using NoSQL solutions.
• Git version control experience.
• Familiarity with relational and column-oriented databases.
• Agile development experience.
• Direct experience with Robotics or experience partnering with hardware development teams

Recruitment Process and Others 

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.    
• Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants. 
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer.

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/en/privacy-policy/

Document Return Policy

• This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.  
• A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “Company”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act.  However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company.  In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant. 
• A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit the request to the Company (Coupang Recruiting Team, Tower 730, 570 Songpa-daero, Songpa-gu, Seoul). In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail.  Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail. 
• In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process.  If no request is made until the end of this period, all of his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act.