Senior Staff Backend Engineer (Pricing)

• Serve as a hands-on engineering leader with deep expertise in open-source technologies and distributed systems
• Design layered applications and drive the highest quality of architecture and design for pricing and commerce systems
• Partner with Product Owners and business stakeholders to understand problems, develop solutions, and lead engineers on mission-critical projects that resolve complex business challenges
• Define roadmaps and a technical vision for the scalable and robust growth of the pricing platform to support business expansion
• Collaborate with other Coupang engineering teams to build extensible services that unlock opportunities for innovation

• 8+ years of professional experience in software design and development
• Strong experience with distributed systems and extensive experience building large-scale enterprise platforms
• Exceptional analytical and deep-dive skills; a bar raiser for engineering excellence
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment with shifting priorities and tight deadlines

• Proficiency in Java or similar JVM-based languages; experience with Spring Boot or equivalent frameworks
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g. AWS) and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)
• Experience with event-driven architectures, stream processing (Kafka, Flink), and real-time data pipelines
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and DevOps best practices
• Experience working in e-commerce, marketplace, or high-traffic consumer-facing platforms

• Work on systems that serve hundreds of millions of daily requests, directly impacting tens of millions of users
• Collaborate with world-class engineers across global offices in a culture that values ownership and innovation
• Shape the future of e-commerce in one of the world's most dynamic and tech-forward markets

Our compensation reflects the cost of living 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 $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.

A nnual 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

• up to 6 weeks of Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

“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.

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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 usrecruiting@coupang.com .