Staff Backend Engineer(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
As a Staff Backend Engineer in the Application Infrastructure team at Coupang, you will lead the architectural design and implementation of a new durable execution platform. Your role involves creating highly scalable and fault-tolerant systems that support rapid workflow development for various domain teams, ensuring extreme availability and integrating AI for automation. You will work cross-functionally with product teams to meet business needs while addressing complex challenges in distributed systems.
- 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
Nice to have
- 12+ years of professional software development experience, specifically building backend infrastructure that supports global-scale traffic
- 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
- Experience or a strong architectural vision for using AI/ML to automate system-level functionality and operational tasks
Worth weighing
- This role is only open to Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
- The recruitment process may vary and could change due to scheduling or other circumstances.
- Job titles and responsibilities may change based on the candidate's experience.
- Hiring may be restricted if legal qualifications for hiring are not met.
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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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