Senior Staff Backend Engineer at Coupang · Lumi · Lumi

Responsibilities

As part of our Application Infrastructure org, this is a greenfield team that will impact complex Coupang workflow systems. We need to create a set of systems that will allow rapid workflow development for hundreds of domain teams, allowing critical infrastructure like rocket delivery service. It is a highly visible system with hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue flowing through the systems. It is a chance to design from scratch, and create a reliable workflow service at scale.
We are looking for a visionary Senior Staff Software Engineer to lead the architectural design and implementation of our next-generation durable execution platform. This team is tasked with building a highly scalable, fault-tolerant system from scratch that enables developers to write long-running, reliable workflows as code.
At Coupang, we Aim High and Find a Way to solve impossible problems. You will be responsible for building a system that doesn t just meet industry standards but sets them, ensuring 5-6 nines availability while leveraging AI to automate complex system behaviors and self-healing capabilities
Architect from Zero: Lead the end-to-end design of a distributed workflow engine. You will Build the Best Team and Help Them Grow by setting the gold standard for architectural integrity and high-performance code.
Define Extreme Availability: Design for "5-6 nines" (99.9999% availability). You will Dive Deep into the tail latencies and edge cases of distributed state management to ensure our platform is always on for our customers.
AI-Driven Automation: Integrate AI/ML models to automate system functionality, including predictive scaling, automated bottleneck detection, and intelligent error recovery, ensuring we Wow the Customer through seamless platform performance and availability.
Solve Hard Problems: Address challenges related to distributed locking, timers, and deterministic execution. You must Be Data-Driven to validate architectural decisions against massive traffic patterns.
Lead with Influence: As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will Influence without Authority, collaborating across the organization to ensure this platform becomes the backbone of our global operations.

Senior Staff Backend Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

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Preferred

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Company

Coupang

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