Director, Back-end Engineering
Company: Coupang
Location: Seattle
Posted on: May 2, 2024
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Job Description:
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'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 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.
Coupang Fulfillment Technology Organization
Our Fulfillment Technology organization is responsible for building
the next generation warehouse management systems that focuses on
automation and flexibility. This will also enable us to scale up
our systems for our growing customer base and promote innovative
solutions for fulfilling our customer orders.
Role Overview and What You Will Do
This is a leadership role in which you will directly manage and
scale a team(s) responsible for delivering our foundational
building blocks of next generation warehouse management systems. We
provide inventory, orchestration and data platform solutions that
power our fulfillment processes. This is an unique opportunity to
build new technologies that go well beyond existing industry
standards.
You will partner with our product, program management stakeholders
and other engineering leaders to build and deliver the roadmap of
your teams. You should provide hands-on technical leadership to
solve complex problems, make right architecture decisions with a
balance of strategic and tactical plans. You should set up the
right practices for delivering high quality software and mechanisms
to keep our stakeholders updated. Finally, as we're scaling
rapidly, you'll have lots of opportunities to build and grow the
team via hiring and mentoring. You should be somebody who enjoys
recruiting and coaching, is customer-centric, and feels strongly
about delivering results.
Basic Qualifications
10+ years of professional experience in software
development/engineering
5+ years of engineering management experience
Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented design and data
structures
Computer Science fundamentals in algorithm design, problem solving
and complexity analysis
Knowledge of best practices for the full software development life
cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control
management, build processes, testing and operations
Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide
systems
Experience recruiting, hiring and managing a team
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field
Preferred Qualifications
Experience working in warehouse management systems and fulfillment
technologies
Experience taking a leading role in building complex software
systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
Experience communicating with users, other technical teams and
senior management to collect requirements, describe software
product features, technical designs and product strategy
Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their
skills and make them more effective product software engineers
Experience influencing software engineers' best practices within
your team
Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, ranging from
front-end user interfaces through to back-end systems and all
points in between
Experience working backwards from the customer and delivering
innovative, simple solutions
Pay & Benefits
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US
geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your
total compensation.
The base pay for this position ranges from $171,000/year in our
lowest geographic market to $351,000/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.
General Description of All Benefits
General Description of Other Compensation
"Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses,
equity, or other forms of compensation that wouldbe offered to the
hired applicant in addition to their established salary range
orwage scale.
Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual
or perceived race (including traits historically associated with
race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair
styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious
dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy,
childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to
pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender
expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin
(including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical
or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information,
HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not
limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or
veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal,
political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family
and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime,
or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or
regulations in the locations where we operate.Coupang is also
committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees
and its consumers.If you need assistance and/or a reasonable
accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a
disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com
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