Director - Backend Engineering (Infrastructure)
Coupang · Singapore; Singapore, Singapore
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 683 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
- 2026-10-22
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
The Director of Backend Engineering will lead a greenfield team focused on architecting and implementing a next-generation durable execution platform for Coupang's complex workflow systems. This role involves designing a highly scalable and fault-tolerant distributed workflow engine, ensuring extreme availability, and integrating AI for automation. You will manage a team of engineers and collaborate with product teams to meet business needs while setting high standards for architectural integrity and performance.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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 of experience in backend software development
- Proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework
- Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems
- Managed a team of 5-10 engineers
Nice to have
- 12+ years of professional software development experience, specifically building backend infrastructure that supports global-scale traffic
- 3 years of experience managing a team of 5-10 engineers
- Proven track record of managing and maintaining systems with 5-6 nines of availability
- Deep expertise in designing and deploying mission-critical systems
- Expert-level proficiency in Java, Python with deep understanding of concurrency and memory management
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Role involves leading a greenfield project, which may involve higher risks and uncertainties
- High expectations for system availability (5-6 nines) may lead to significant pressure
- The recruitment process may vary and could change due to scheduling or other circumstances
Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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