Staff Front-end Engineer[L6-1] (Instant Commerce Web Engineering)

The role

As a Front-end Architect, you will serve as the technical leader for the Eats Web engineering team. You will lead architecture design, drive complex projects, and mentor team members to build PC and mobile web experiences for Coupang's global business.

What you will do

• Lead the design and development of Coupang's global web platform.
• Deliver scalable, high-performance, and maintainable PC and mobile solutions.
• Act as the primary reviewer and final decision-maker for web design, architecture, and technical project plans.
• Serve as the technical lead for projects to ensure successful delivery in a global environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve critical, high-priority technical issues.
• Develop and iterate web architecture strategies for multi-market flexibility and performance.
• Improve front-end engineering quality and R&D productivity through best practices and automation.
• Mentor and guide front-end engineers within the team.
• Output top-level technical solutions and optimize R&D workflows to build standardized engineering systems.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of web application design and development experience.
• Practical experience leading large-scale internet web application projects.
• 2+ years of experience as a technical lead or architect in large-scale projects.
• Proficiency in mainstream modern front-end frameworks such as React, Vue, and Node.js.
• Experience implementing PC and mobile web solutions.
• Proven track record in performance optimization, scalability improvement, and delivery efficiency.
• Extensive experience in troubleshooting and root cause analysis for complex online production issues.
• Deep understanding of component-based and modular architecture design.
• Experience implementing large-scale applications.
• Ability to adapt quickly to a global work environment, including efficient English communication across regions and handling cultural differences.

Nice to have

• Experience building multi-language and multi-region web platforms.
• Experience establishing and implementing engineering best practices and architecture governance in large organizations.
• Mature AI implementation experience, including pushing AI applications to production environments.
• Strong focus on using AI automation tools to improve team productivity or evaluation engineering.

Before you apply

• Please complete the attached Internal Transfer Request Form and submit.
• Please make sure to apply with your Coupang e-mail address.

About the company

Coupang is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing e-commerce platforms. It is a global company with offices in Beijing, Los Angeles, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley.