Senior, Back-end Engineer(CX) - Coupang Play

The role

The Senior, Back-end Engineer (CX) is a core technical leader in the Coupang Play product organization. This person will lead new API development and major projects for strategic growth areas like live sports streaming and discovery. They will design and build large-scale distributed services with high availability and low latency.

What you will do

• Design and oversee the architecture roadmap for Live Sports and Discover area APIs
• Develop, operate, and continuously improve core Coupang Play backend systems with high availability and scalability
• Derive technical solutions that ensure low latency and scalability to meet product requirements
• Coordinate technical solutions with various stakeholders to meet business goals and compliance requirements
• Utilize and introduce AI technology for task automation, development productivity, and quality improvement

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of experience in server applications and system engineering using modern programming languages
• Expertise in building low-latency, high-throughput systems, performance profiling, and optimizing cost/performance tradeoffs
• Proficiency in one or more of Go, Java, JavaScript, or Node.js
• High understanding and practical experience in modern cloud computing environments such as AWS or GCP
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience in commercializing and operating video streaming services and related data systems
• Experience collaborating with iOS and Android developers to integrate mobile apps and APIs
• Experience using and operating GraphQL
• Fluent English communication (verbal and written) in a business environment

Before you apply

• Recruitment may close early once filled
• Employment may be restricted if legal qualifications for recruitment and work are not met
• Hiring process includes document screening, 1st technical interview, 2nd core competency interview (Tech Focus), and 3rd leadership interview

About the company

Coupang Play is Coupang's OTT service where users can enjoy various content including original content, TV series, movies, sports, and more. Global tech organizations in Seoul, Singapore, and California work to improve the viewing experience.