Senior Staff Frontend Engineer

We exist to wow our customers. We know we're doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, "How did we ever live without Coupang?" Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we're collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what's possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.

Coupang Fulfillment Transportation Systems

The Fulfillment Transportation Systems Tech organization within Fulfillment and Transportation Systems (FTS) Technologies is responsible for systems that enable Coupang to reliably deliver customer orders within hours of order placement. Transportaion Tech is on a mission to transform Lastmail by building an efficient Trans ecosystem that operates at groundbreaking scale and speed. We are able to drive technology direction, successfully advocate for collaboration with other technology leaders and stakeholders, influence and build trust with teams, and execute complex system delivery with consideration for scalability, future scalability, and reliability. We are looking for an experienced and passionate engineering leader. As the organization in charge of Coupang's Lastmile, we develop solutions and provide products for the systems used by those who directly deliver within Coupang and the managers who manage them. In addition, we provide Admin and Mobile Webview to allocate supplies to Coupang Friends and Coupang Flex workers and manage Coupang Flex's work, meta information, and settlement information.

The candidate will be part of the Coupang Delivery Technology team and will be responsible for developing and operating solutions for systems and terminals used by delivery people and managers within Coupang.

Key Responsibilities:

Senior Staff front-end engineers are technology leaders and participate in major technology improvement projects. As a Senior Staff engineer , you are expected to understand the overall details of the Coupang FTS web-platform and identify areas for improvement. Based on your expertise, you will be charged with presenting an architecture-level solution. Additionally, you will create a roadmap with other engineers and implement technological improvements step by step, and smooth communication to align with other developers or organizations will be essential in this process. By collaborating closely with the Product Owner / Designer / Stakeholder, you are expected to simplify complex business requirements and complete them into a high-level front-end design to support multiple repeated tests with minimal development costs. There are places that require a variety of front-end developer capabilities, such as pages that require handling and visualization of large amounts of data. You serve as mentors for members within the organization and help them improve their individual capabilities.

Skills and Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience working in basic algorithms, system design, and large-scale distributed systems
• 12+ years of professional coding experience using modern programming languages such as Javascript, Typescript, etc.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Ability to work in an agile development environment and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work in an agile development environment and meet tight deadlines.

Preferred Qaulifications:

• Experience working in building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers
• Experience communicating with users, other technical teams and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs and product strategy
• Experience influencing software engineering best practices within your team
• Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, ranging from front-end user interfaces and all points in between
• Experience working backwards from the customer and delivering innovative, simple solutions

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years experience working in basic algorithms, system design, and large-scale distributed systems

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $216,800/year in our lowest geographic market to $271,000/yearin our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits

• 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
• 12 Public Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

"Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected] .