or apply directly on Coupang's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 70 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 Staff Software Engineer on the Ads data platform team at Coupang, you will architect and scale high-throughput data processing pipelines and infrastructure essential for real-time ad delivery. Your role involves building a scalable and resilient data processing infrastructure, enabling cross-functional teams to deploy data with minimal friction, and translating complex ad logic into efficient system architectures.
- 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
- 6 years of experience in backend software development
- Experience working in cloud environments, particularly AWS
- Demonstrated experience in building and maintaining highly available, distributed systems
- Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results
- Experience building ads serving system
Nice to have
- Ability and desire to drive solid design work on multi-threaded/multi-process, distributed system
- A passion to explore, improve, automate and optimize distributed systems and tools
- Proven ability to lead and collaborate in cross-functional, fast-paced environments
- Ability to think outside-the-box and challenge conventional wisdoms
- Experience with advertising systems/Search advertising/Advertising Marketplace/Display advertising/Ad Server
What you get
- Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
- 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
Worth weighing
- No salary listed, but base pay for Staff position ranges from $164,000 to $282,000 per year based on various factors
- Job posting may close before the stated end date if all openings are filled
- Coupang reserves the right to rescind an offer if false information is submitted during the application process
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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