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Coupang is a leading e-commerce platform in South Korea, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Seoul. The company serves millions of customers with its fast delivery service, Rocket Delivery, which promises same-day or next-day delivery on a wide range of products. Coupang went public in March 2021, ...
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Coupang • Seoul, South Korea
Coupang is seeking a Senior Staff Backend Engineer to lead the development of next-generation advertising infrastructure. You'll work with Go and focus on building SSP and Ad Exchange systems. This role requires over 10 years of backend engineering experience, including leadership in complex projects.
You have over 10 years of experience in backend or distributed systems engineering, with at least 3 years in a tech lead role where you've successfully driven complex cross-team projects. Your expertise includes building SSP or Ad Exchange systems from the architecture phase to production scale, including integration with OpenRTB and major DSPs. You possess strong leadership skills in project planning, execution, code and design reviews, and mentoring senior engineers to foster high performance.
You have a deep understanding of low-latency and high-throughput systems, with expertise in performance profiling and cost/performance trade-offs. Your experience includes operating streaming and data systems, ensuring they meet the demands of modern applications. Proficiency in at least one backend programming language, such as Go, is essential, along with a solid grasp of cloud-native architectures.
Your knowledge extends to data infrastructure and storage systems, allowing you to design solutions that meet both business objectives and regulatory requirements. You excel in verbal and written communication, enabling you to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
Experience in video, CTV, or OTT environments is a plus, as is familiarity with advertising technologies and trends.
In this role, you will lead the architecture and roadmap design for advertising infrastructure, focusing on SSP and Ad Exchange systems. You will drive the development of scalable and low-latency auction systems, integrating OpenRTB to enhance performance. As a hands-on architect, you will take technical responsibility for backend services that support streaming service advertising business.
You will mentor and grow your engineering team, ensuring they achieve high performance through best practices in code quality, system performance, and operational stability. Collaborating closely with product, business, and advertising operations teams, you will align technical solutions with business goals and regulatory requirements.
Your role will involve establishing best practices for code quality and system performance, ensuring that the infrastructure can handle the demands of a growing user base. You will also engage with various stakeholders to define technical solutions that meet business objectives and regulatory requirements.
Coupang offers a dynamic work environment where you can tackle challenging problems alongside some of the best minds in the industry. You will have the opportunity to significantly impact the advertising infrastructure of Coupang Play, enhancing the viewing experience for users across multiple devices. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't match every requirement, as we value diverse perspectives and backgrounds. Join us in creating a leading OTT service that provides unparalleled content experiences.
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