Director, Back-end Engineering
Coupang · Mountain View, USA; Seattle, USA
About this role
**Director, Back-end Engineering** We exist to wow our customers—born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever. Join Coupang to help build the future of commerce in an always-on, high-tech, hyper-connected world. **Role Overview** At Coupang, data powers all decisions we make. In this role, you will lead and scale the **Data Ingestion & Analytics Platform** team and help your team grow technically and professionally. **What You Will Do** - Work closely with product and data science teams to lead planning, execution, and success of complex technical projects - Hire world-class talent and provide technical guidance, career development, and mentoring - Participate in key technical and design discussions as a hands-on manager - Partner with business stakeholders to prioritize work and deliver products supporting the data platform ingestion and analytics team - Provide technical leadership by giving guidance on designs and coding when time allows - **Platform Operations & SLA Ownership:** Maintain high availability across high-QPS ingestion services - Partner with product management, data science, and senior executive stakeholders to prioritize platform capabilities and deliver scalable analytics infrastructure **Basic Qualifications** - 15+ years’ experience in data warehouse engineering and business intelligence - 5+ years leading, managing, and hiring a team of talented engineers - 5+ years building large-scale, high-volume data warehouse environments - Deep expertise in database development skills, including **SQL** - Expertise with various **ETL** technologies and familiarity with ETL tools - Solid understanding of both **relational** and **NoSQL** database technologies - Experience with visualization, data mining, or statistical tools - Experience with DW Appliance is a plus - Excellent critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills - Excellent communication and people skills; ability to partner effectively with stakeholders - BS in Computer Science (or equivalent) **Pay & Benefits (Summary)** - Base pay range: **$174,000/year (lowest market) to $299,000/year (highest market)** - Annual bonus: **0–20%** of 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) - 401K plan with company match - Paid Time Off (PTO): **18–21 days/year** (based on tenure) - 12 public holidays - Paid parental leave - Pre-tax commuter benefits **Recruitment Process** Application Review → Job Fit Interview → Focus Interview → Offer **Details to Consider** - The posting may close early if all openings are filled - Coupang may rescind an offer if false information is submitted - Employment protection may receive preferential treatment per applicable laws **Privacy Notice** https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/ **Equal Opportunity** Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. **Job Requisition ID:** 8982
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