Director, Back-End Engineering E-commerce Engineering - Coupang

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-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.

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.

Coupang E-commerce Engineering organization is searching for a Director, Back-end Engineering to lead the Core Member Platform team, defining the technical vision and roadmap and building the next-generation data-serving platform capable of handling millions of Coupang user requests globally. You will be part of the Service Engineering org. responsible for building, operating, and scaling the core back-end platforms that power critical pages in Coupang's mobile apps and web, including Home, Search, Category, Detail Page, Cart, Checkout, and Order. The mission of this space is to create a highly scalable, highly available, and robust back-end system that will be used by all of Coupang’s business with the capabilities to extend to not just the Korean market but also to other global markets, such as Taiwan.

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment
• Experience as a mentor and tech lead
• Experience in defining technical strategy and building roadmaps to mission critical projects - aligning stakeholders and lead engineers in the process.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to make the platform open and extensible to unlock innumerable opportunities for innovations.
• Solid understanding of Engineering and Testing fundamentals - knowledge of industry best practices in design.
• Deep-dive and handle critical system issues.

Preferred Qualifications