Staff Back-end Engineer

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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 are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading 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 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. 

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  

Job Description

TW Online Service team is a dedicated engineering org for Coupang core business in Taiwan. The team is working with local business stakeholders, product team very closely to wow the customers and scale the business. We develop and maintain 10+ domains from Pre purchase domain, Purchase to Post purchase domain to provide E2E service for customers. We leverage AI, distribute systems to build mission-critical and highly scalable services to support business to be Top eCommerce platform in oversea market.

Architect, design and build scalable systems that will have a direct impact on customer acquisition, experience, conversion and retention

Develop close relationships with Product and tech team in China and Korea 

Establish and execute short and long-term architectural roadmaps for the business

Drive continuous improvement to the efficiency and flexibility of the platform and services while keeping high bar for customer trust, performance and availability

Basic Requirements:

Bachelor/Master in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent fields  

10+ years of industry experience of increasing responsibility leading a group of engineers, 5+ years of experience in software development in large distributed systems, web services and Java capability 

Experience in designing and implementing high-concurrency, high-availability, and high-scalability systems;

Familiar with distributed system architecture, microservice architecture and design, and message queue, cache, database etc core backend knowledge

Growth mindset, company-wide perspective. Focus on business problem solving, and data-driven

Strong competency in delivering results in an environment of rapidly changing requirements with appropriate trade-offs  

Strong sense of ownership, urgency, and dive deep 

Experience working closely with global distributed teams  

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in eCommerce industry

Self-motivated with strong initiative and proactive approach

Excellent communicator skilled in managing complex collaborative relationships

Creative problem-solver with innovative thinking and dynamic mindset

Fluent English communication

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