The Gateway Services team is responsible for building Coupang’s traffic infrastructure layer using Service Mesh. Key aspects of the infrastructure layer include service discovery, load balancing, traffic resiliency, traffic management, failure recovery, and observability paradigms. The job position entails the following:
Develop and implement enterprise-wide fine-grained traffic control using state-of-the-art technologies (Istio/Envoy, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, SPIFFE)
Partner for success with cross-functional teams both within the platform organization and with the stakeholder teams to drive results.
Be an evangelist and thought leader espousing the principles and benefits of traffic management for the wider benefit of the company.
We are looking for a Senior Staff Engineer who has a deep understanding of the interplay of large scale microservices and hands-on experience with Service Mesh. You will be responsible for designing the architecture and driving the team to deliver a modern platform that powers the entirety of Coupang’s services
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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer in the Gateway Services team, you will partner with leaders of multiple Platform teams. You will implement seamless solutions to complex infrastructure problems, building a highly scalable, reliable, and efficient platform for our customers. You will be accountable for raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence. In this role, you will:
Build Service Mesh components collaborating actively within a small, highly talented tea
m.Design and implement infrastructure components related to traffic management using Rust/C++/GO
Architect workload and service management infrastructure by designing and developing critical infrastructure components.
Decompose complex problems into straightforward, straightforward solutions following Coupang's leadership principles "Move with Urgency" and "Ruthless Prioritization"
Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality a