Staff Backend Engineer (streaming & Ai Infrastructure)
Coupang Inc
Seoul, South Korea
On-site
Expert-level java and spring framework proficiency
Experience with cassandra, tidb, or dynamodb
Building highly available distributed systems on aws
This role involves leading the architectural design of a platform capable of processing over 100k events per second with sub-second end-to-end latency
Job Summary
This role involves leading the architectural design of a platform capable of processing over 100k events per second with sub-second end-to-end latency.
The team is responsible for building Coupang's next-generation Real-Time Streaming & AI Platform that powers the end customer website and mobile apps.
Candidates must demonstrate the ability to influence without authority while collaborating with domain teams to migrate legacy batch processes to real-time streaming architectures.
Matching Summary
This role involves leading the architectural design of a platform capable of processing over 100k events per second with sub-second end-to-end latency.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Expert-level Java and Spring Framework proficiency
Experience with Cassandra, TiDB, or DynamoDB
Building highly available distributed systems on AWS
High-volume messaging systems like Kafka or SQS
6+ years of backend software development experience
Nice-to-have
Optimizing JVM applications for ultra-low latency
Integrating AI/ML models into stream processing paths
Deep understanding of CAP theorem and consensus algorithms
Expertise in distributed tracing and advanced telemetry
Vision for using AI to automate system-level functionality
Key Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math, or related field
6+ years of experience in backend software development
Expert-level proficiency in Java and the Spring Framework