Coupang

Staff Backend Engineer

Coupang · Hyderabad

Posted 27 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
27 days
Coupang's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Coupang's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Coupang
high
365 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
2026-09-17

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 Staff Backend Engineer at Coupang, you will focus on developing distributed systems and data processing pipelines to enhance the e-commerce platform. Your role involves collaborating with global engineering teams to implement best practices in software development, while also addressing complex system challenges and ensuring high reliability for millions of users. You will be responsible for architectural design, roadmap creation, and leading critical projects.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Bachelor's degree and/or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent
  • Minimum 10 years of experience working on software design and development in Java and Python
  • Hands-on experience with designing, building, and deploying scalable, highly available systems
  • Large system architecture design and development experience
  • Experience with cloud computing with AWS
  • Experience of developing container-based testing environment

What you get

  • Hybrid work model allowing at least 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The role requires significant experience (10 years) which may limit applicants
  • The position involves working closely with teams across multiple geographic locations, which may require flexibility in communication and collaboration

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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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