Sr. Staff Observability Software Engineer
Coupang · Mountain View, USA; Seattle, USA
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 78 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 698 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1065 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.
About this role
As a Sr. Staff Observability Software Engineer at Coupang, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining observability solutions that enhance the monitoring, alerting, logging, and tracing capabilities across various platforms and applications. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define observability requirements and develop best practices, while also mentoring other engineers and driving standardization across the organization. This role offers the opportunity to work with hyper-scale systems and contribute to the next generation Observability Platform based on modern technologies like Kubernetes.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or a closely related field
- 8 years working experience in engineering teams that build large-scale distributed systems
- Strong experience in implementing and managing observability solutions in large-scale, complex environments
- Deep knowledge of monitoring, alerting, and logging systems and tools, such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana stack, Elastic stack.
Nice to have
- Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Familiarity with application performance management (APM) tools, such as Dynatrace or AppDynamics
- Professional certifications in cloud platforms, monitoring tools, or related technologies
- Proficiency in at least one programming languages, such as Go, Java, Python, or Ruby
- Familiarity with distributed tracing technologies, such as Jaeger or Zipkin
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of the tech stack beyond observability tools, which may indicate a focus on legacy systems or limited exposure to newer technologies.
- The role involves a significant amount of collaboration and mentorship, which may appeal to candidates looking for leadership opportunities.
- The job posting does not specify the exact nature of the projects, which could vary widely in scope and impact.
Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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