Back-end Engineer Gateway Services
Senior Staff, Back-end Engineer Gateway Services position — see original posting for full details.
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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 I 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
The Gateway Services team is responsible for building Coupang’s infrastructure layer based on a distributed microservices architecture, enabling reliable and efficient inter-service communication across the company. This infrastructure includes key capabilities such as service discovery, load balancing, traffic resiliency, traffic management, failure recovery, and observability.
As a Staff Software Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing and evolving the platform architecture that powers Coupang’s services at scale. You will lead the development of Service Mesh and traffic control systems while providing technical leadership to drive high-quality and reliable delivery.
You will also embody Coupang’s leadership principles by transforming complex challenges into simple, executable solutions and continuously improving the scalability and reliability of the platform.
What You Will Do
Posted June 9, 2026