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Sr. Staff, Back-end engineer [Promise Platform]
Sr. Staff, Back-end engineer [Promise Platform]
发布于 2 天前普通员工/个人贡献者
Seattle, USA
专家级经验
全职员工
仅现场办公
本科
Machine Learning
AI 估算 · 95k–194k
基于美国西雅图高级工程师市场薪资，该职位薪资范围合理，竞争力强。
职位详情
关于这个职位
As a Sr. Staff Backend Engineer at Coupang, you will lead the design and development of the Inventory and Promise Platform, which powers customer shopping experiences by providing real-time inventory visibility and delivery promises. This role involves architecting scalable microservices, mentoring engineers, and driving technical strategy for a high-throughput system processing thousands of requests per second.
最低要求
Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
+ years of software engineering experience, including Java.
+ years of experience leading large-scale projects.
+ years of knowledge of emerging platforms, Java, C/C++, operating system principles, and programming best practices.
Strong understanding of backend scalable software architecture, distributed systems, and message-oriented architecture.
Experience with full-stack, high-scale production systems with fault-tolerance and monitoring.
Experience with building stream-processing systems, using solutions such as Kafka and Spark-Streaming.
Data caching and storage techniques and creating distributed software architectures with horizontal scale.
Operationalizing software in a large-scale environment with high availability requirements.
工作职责
Serve as a technical lead on our most demanding, cross-functional projects involving Inventory and Promise.
Independently come up with quality architecture and design of systems for new microservices and machine learning pipelines.
Functionally decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions.
Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, enterprise distributed architecture, and engineering best practices.
Assist in the career development of others, actively mentoring individuals and the community on advanced technical issues and helping managers guide the career growth of their team members.
Exert technical influence over multiple teams, increasing their productivity and effectiveness by sharing your deep knowledge and experience.
优先资格
Experience with scalable distributed systems and understanding of machine learning algorithms.
Experience in the eCommerce domain involved in supply chain systems around Inventory and Promise.
Software development experience with Java, Scala, and Python.
Experience with AWS; Java language would be a plus.
AI 洞察
优缺点分析
优点
- Work on a high-impact platform that directly shapes customer experience and fulfillment efficiency.
- Access to cutting-edge distributed systems and big data technologies at massive scale.
- Competitive compensation (base $159k-$324k) plus equity, benefits, and strong career growth opportunities.
- Backing of a publicly traded global company with resources of a startup culture.
- High expectations for technical leadership and ownership across multiple teams.
- Requires ability to handle ambiguity and drive complex system rearchitecture.
- Fast-paced environment with demanding cross-functional coordination.
- Senior engineers passionate about backend distributed systems, real-time data processing, and mentoring, who thrive in a high-ownership culture.
缺点 / 挑战
暂无明显挑战项
角色解读
- Progress to Principal or Distinguished Engineer by deepening technical leadership and innovation.
- Move into Engineering Manager roles, leveraging mentoring and cross-team influence.
- Become a domain authority in supply chain and inventory management systems within e-commerce.
- Design and build the Inventory and Promise Platform, a critical system that provides real-time inventory visibility and delivery dates to customers.
- Lead cross-functional technical projects, decomposing complex problems into scalable solutions.
- Mentor junior engineers and influence multiple teams through technical guidance and best practices.
- Drive architectural decisions for high-throughput microservices and stream-processing pipelines.
- Expertise in Java and distributed systems, with experience in building fault-tolerant, high-scale production services.
- Strong knowledge of stream-processing frameworks like Kafka and Spark Streaming.
- Proficiency in designing microservices and message-oriented architectures.
- Experience with AWS cloud services and operationalizing software in large-scale environments.
申请策略
- Tailor your resume to highlight e-commerce or supply chain experience, especially around inventory and promise domains.
- Research Coupang's Rocket Delivery service and understand how the platform enables same-day delivery.
- Emphasize experience leading large-scale system redesigns or migrations.
- Highlight projects involving stream processing (Kafka/Spark) and high-throughput microservices.
- Showcase mentoring, cross-team influence, and technical decision-making examples.
- Include specific metrics (e.g., requests per second, latency improvements) to demonstrate impact.
- Deepen knowledge of distributed consensus algorithms and data consistency models.
- Gain hands-on experience with AWS services like DynamoDB, SQS, and Lambda.
面试指南
- For system design questions: start with functional requirements, then data model, component diagram, trade-offs, and failure modes.
- For leadership questions: use STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result) with emphasis on technical decisions and team impact.
- For scalability: discuss horizontal scaling, caching, load balancing, and monitoring strategies.
- Design a system that provides real-time inventory visibility across millions of products.
- How would you architect a fault-tolerant stream processing pipeline for order updates?
- Describe a time you led a cross-functional project with significant technical complexity.
- Explain how you would improve the scalability of a service that processes thousands of requests per second.
- How do you approach mentoring junior engineers while delivering on critical project milestones?
匹配度报告
81
综合匹配度
High-paying senior staff role with cutting-edge tech stack, strong growth potential, but limited WLB flexibility.
适合人群
This role is ideal for career-driven engineers who prioritize high compensation, technical growth, and impact, and are comfortable with a demanding on-site environment.
最强匹配
薪资福利匹配
最弱匹配
工作生活匹配
薪资福利90
成长发展85
工作生活70
使命价值80
薪资福利匹配
90较高
The salary range ($159k-$324k base) is highly competitive for a senior staff role in Seattle, and benefits include comprehensive medical, 401K match, PTO, and parental leave. Equity and bonus further enhance compensation.
薪资信号偏高 (95K-194K/月)
福利待遇Medical/Dental/Vision/Life、AD&D insurance、Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)、Long-term/Short-term Disability、Employee Assistance Program (EAP)、401K Plan with Company Match、18-21 days Paid Time Off (PTO)、12 Public Holidays、Paid Parental leave、Pre-tax commuter benefits
成长发展匹配
85较高
The role involves cutting-edge distributed systems, stream processing, and machine learning pipelines. There is strong emphasis on technical leadership, mentoring, and cross-team influence, offering high growth potential.
技术前沿前沿/新兴技术
技术栈Java、Microservices、Kafka、Spark Streaming、AWS、Machine Learning、Distributed Systems
成长机会career development、mentoring、technical influence
业务类型profit_center
工作生活匹配
70中等
Work location is Seattle, USA with no explicit mention of remote or flexible hours. The JD does not discuss work-life balance, but typical US tech companies offer reasonable WLB. However, the role expects high ownership and cross-team work.
工作模式仅现场办公
办公地点海外（不适用）
加班情况未提及（无法判断）
使命价值匹配
80较高
Coupang's mission to 'wow customers' and disrupt commerce is evident. The platform directly impacts customer experience and fulfillment efficiency, giving a sense of purpose aligned with innovative e-commerce.
行业发展高速增长赛道
社会影响中性/一般
使命信号wow our customers、disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry
创新程度积极采用新技术
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