Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Global Payroll
Senior Staff Backend Engineer - Global Payroll
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Coupang is redefining the shopping experience to delight every customerfrom the moment they open the Coupang app to the instant their order arrives at their doorstep. With a world-class end-to-end e-commerce and logistics network and an unwavering customer-first culture Coupang continues to deliver unmatched speed selection and value.
Having transformed the way millions of products including fresh groceries are delivered across South Korea365 days a year often within hoursCoupang is now bringing this revolutionary model to new markets. With its recent expansion into Taiwan Coupang is extending its customer-centric innovation and operational excellence to many of Asias most dynamic e-commerce landscapes. These efforts mark a bold step in Coupangs mission to set new standards in online retail not only in Korea one of the fastest-growing e-commerce markets globally but across the region.
Coupang is building a unified global payroll platform designed to manage the complete lifecycle of employee compensation across all employment typesfull-time part-time contract and gig workers. This platform will ensure seamless integration and automation of payroll processing incentive distribution taxation compliance and other core responsibilities across multiple geographies.
By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and scalable architecture the platform will deliver fast accurate and compliant payroll services tailored to local regulations and employee needs. It will also enable real-time insights and reporting empowering HR and finance teams to make data-driven decisions.
Through continuous innovation and a user-centric approach the platform aims to simplify complex payroll operations reduce administrative overhead and enhance the employee experience globally.
Key Responsibilities:
- Architect and develop the One-Payroll system to ensure scalable stable and secure global operations.
- Design and implement front-end and back-end web services using the Java platform to support both employee-facing and administrative functions.
- Identify and manage cross-domain dependencies ensuring seamless integration with internal systems and external services.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies to enhance system performance streamline development workflows and support long-term maintainability.
- Develop optimized algorithms to automate rule-based processes such as payroll calculations and incentive distributions ensuring accuracy and cost-efficiency.
Essential Qualifications:
- 15 years of professional experience in Java development with deep expertise in object-oriented design and enterprise-grade application development.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement large-scale distributed system architectures that are robust scalable and secure.
- Proficient in Java and the Spring framework with hands-on experience using Git for version control in collaborative development environments.
- Strong working knowledge of relational databases (e.g. Aurora MySQL) and key-value datastores (e.g. DynamoDB Redis).
- Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Temporal or Cadence to automate and manage complex business processes.
- Familiarity with business rule engines (e.g. Drools Camunda or similar) to support dynamic and configurable business logic.
- Proficiency in Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks such as JPA or Hibernate with solid experience in domain-driven design and modeling.
Preferred Qualifications :
- Proven experience leading technology initiatives within the Payroll Finance or Accounting domains with a deep understanding of domain-specific requirements and compliance standards.
- Proven track record of collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders including Finance and Accounting teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Hands-on experience in developing and operating services in AWS leveraging cloud-native tools and best practices.
- Strong focus on code quality with a track record of implementing clean maintainable and scalable codebases.
- Experience in automating build test and deployment pipelines ensuring continuous integration and delivery.
- Familiarity with bulk data processing using technologies like Hive Spark Flink etc. especially in high-throughput environments.
- Practical experience working in Agile development environments with a collaborative and iterative approach to product delivery.
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