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We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I 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.\nWe 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.\nOur 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.\nJob Overview\n\nCoupang relies on technology to provide on-time, fast delivery of products to customers every day. Fulfillment Execution (FEX) organization optimizes the real-time distribution of customer orders to FCs nationwide and supports the most efficient order fulfillment process. Building highly available and scalable systems to handle billions of order & delivery transactions and support Coupang’s rapidly growing Product Commerce business is a complex architectural challenge. We are responsible for delivering products to millions of online shopping customers by improving order reconciliation with technology. To deliver on this challenge, we are looking for an experienced and passionate engineer who can design and build large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed services.\n\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor’s degree and 7+ years of total experience\nDesign, build, deploy, and maintain the core Workflow Platform infrastructure, including Temporal, Netflix Conductor, and other distributed workflow orchestration systems\nArchitect and deliver highly scalable, resilient, and high-performance platform services with exceptional system design and engineering excellence\nBenchmark, measure, and optimize platform performance by collecting metrics, publishing results, and driving continuous improvements in reliability, throughput, and latency\nEnsure platform availability and operational excellence through observability, monitoring, alerting, incident management, and 99.995% uptime objectives\nEstimate, provision, and scale infrastructure capacity to support diverse customer workloads while optimizing performance and cost efficiency\nDevelop and operate mission-critical backend services and distributed systems in AWS using Java, Spring Framework, and modern cloud-native practices\nInvestigate and resolve complex system issues, identify root causes, implement preventive measures, and continuously raise the operational excellence bar\nCollaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to build open, extensible platform capabilities and deliver innovative solutions at scale\nPreferred Qualifications\n\nLead, coach, and develop high-performing software engineers while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous growth\nCommunicate and collaborate effectively with end users, business stakeholders, and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions that achieve business objectives\nDrive technical design discussions and guide engineering teams through architecture, implementation, and delivery of scalable solutions\nChampion Agile software engineering best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, testing, CI/CD processes, and live-site operations\nDemonstrate leadership in highly collaborative, cross-functional environments to align priorities and successfully execute strategic initiatives\nSolve complex business and technical challenges through creative thinking, data-driven decision making, and strong partnerships across teams\nPay & Benefits\nOur compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation. \nThe base pay for this position ranges from $162,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $220,000/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. \nGeneral Description of All Benefits\nMedical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)\nLong-term/Short-term Disability\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) program\n401K Plan with Company Match\n18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure\n12 Paid Holidays\nPaid Parental leave\nPre-tax commuter benefits\nMTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station\nGeneral Description of Other Compensation \n “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. \n\nRecruitment Process\nApplication Review - Application Review - Job Fit Interview - Focus Interview - Offer\nThe exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.\nInterview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.\n\nDetails to Consider\nThis job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.\nCoupang 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.\nThose eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran’s benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.\nPrivacy Notice\nYour personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below: https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/\nCoupang is an equal opportunity employer. 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