Senior Staff Backend Engineer - (K8)

The role

You will partner with multiple platform leaders to define and implement solutions for complex infrastructure problems. You will architect workload and service management infrastructure and build scalable, reliable platforms.

What you will do

• Architect workload and service management infrastructure.
• Hands-on develop critical infrastructure components.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions.
• Envision roadmaps for the scalable and robust growth of application infrastructure.
• Align with stakeholders and provide technical guidance to engineers.
• Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services.
• Dive deep into critical system issues and address root causes.
• Collaborate with other tech leaders to make the service extensible.

Required qualifications

• 12+ years of professional software development experience.
• Hands-on experience designing and developing large-scale distributed systems within the last 3 years.
• Fluent in one or more of Java, Go or Python.
• Experience with Amazon EKS
• Proven track record of delivering mission-critical systems.
• Experience developing and growing senior individual contributors globally.
• Experience with cloud computing using AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with machine learning job deployment infrastructure such as Argo CD workflows.

Nice to have

• Hands on experience with Kubernetes and gRPC.
• Deep understanding of operating system kernels and distributed systems such as Kafka, Cassandra, and MongoDB.
• Proficiency with ML infrastructure and deployment frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, TensorRT, and Triton Backend.

Before you apply

• Complete the attached Internal Transfer Request Form and submit.
• Apply with your Coupang e-mail address.

About the company

Coupang is an e-commerce company that aims to make shopping, eating, and living easier. It is a fast-growing company with a startup culture and the resources of a large global public company.