Senior Staff Cloud Backend Engineer

The role

This person will implement SRE best practices to improve datacenter services. They will design and maintain observability solutions and automation scripts for infrastructure.

What you will do

• Implement SRE best practices for datacenter services.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts for infrastructure.
• Conduct root cause analysis and post-mortem reviews.
• Design, implement, and maintain observability solutions.
• Develop and maintain a large-scale Observability and Telemetry collection platform.
• Optimize monitoring systems for high availability.
• Create and manage dashboards, alerts, and reports.
• Analyze and optimize performance of datacenter systems and applications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and vendors.
• Ensure solutions comply with security policies and industry standards.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
• 8 years of experience in backend software development
• Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
• Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems

Nice to have

• Proficiency in observability tools and technologies (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack)
• Experience with SRE practices and tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
• Strong programming and scripting skills (e.g., Python, Go, Bash)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and their observability and reliability services
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

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.