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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 81 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 Backend Software Engineer at Coupang, you will be responsible for designing, building, deploying, and maintaining the core Workflow Platform Infrastructure that supports the company's fulfillment technology. Your role will involve ensuring the reliability and uptime of the platform, analyzing system issues, and collaborating with other teams to enhance the platform's capabilities. You will also benchmark performance metrics and oversee production incident monitoring.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems
Nice to have
- 10 years of experience working directly within engineering teams in a fast-moving environment
- 10 years of experience in developing and operating backend services and web applications
- Experience building complex, high-performance, and highly available distributed software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
- Strong familiarity developing with Java and Spring Framework as well as experience in an AWS environment
- Extensive experience in managing mission critical services with high throughput and low latency
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
- Base pay range is $174,000/year to $299,000/year, which may vary based on location and experience
- Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
- Role involves high responsibility with expectations for operational excellence and reliability
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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