Senior Staff Back-end Engineer
Coupang is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead the architecture of their internal workload management and microservice infrastructure. The role involves designing scalable systems, mentoring technical leaders, and driving operational excellence across platform teams. Candidates must have deep expertise in distributed systems, Java/Go, and cloud technologies. This position is a critical technical leadership role impacting the entire Coupang engineering ecosystem.
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Experience
8+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 1
What you will work on
Coupang is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead the architecture of their internal workload management and microservice infrastructure. The role involves designing scalable systems, mentoring technical leaders, and driving operational excellence across platform teams. Candidates must have deep expertise in distributed systems, Java/Go, and cloud technologies. This position is a critical technical leadership role impacting the entire Coupang engineering ecosystem.
TAL's take
High-impact Staff role at a Tier-1 company, responsible for core infrastructure and architectural leadership.
Very well-defined scope focusing on platform infrastructure, distributed systems, and team technical leadership.
Salaries at Coupang
65.3 LPA average
Based on 12 Grapevine salary entries for Coupang.
Engineering
0 - 2 years | L1
18 LPA average
Range: 18 - 18 LPA
Engineering
4 - 6 years | L1
55 LPA average
Range: 55 - 55 LPA
Engineering
6 - 8 years | L5
75 LPA average
Range: 75 - 75 LPA
Other roles
4 - 6 years | L1
46 LPA average
Range: 46 - 46 LPA
Must haves
- 8+ years software development experience
- Hands-on experience designing large scale distributed systems
- Fluency in Java, Go, or Python
- Experience with cloud computing (AWS/Azure/GCP)
- Experience managing/developing senior individual contributors
Tools and skills
Nice to have: grpc, kafka, cassandra, mongodb, tensorflow, pytorch, tensorrt, triton backend.
About the company
Coupang is a major global e-commerce entity with a significant engineering presence.
Posts mentioning Coupang
Coupang
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How’s coupang?
How’s coupang to work with as a senior/staff engineer.
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