Coupang

Sr. Staff Back-end Engineer (Coupang Pay)

Seoul, South KoreaPosted 3 days ago

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What you'd do

Architect and implement complex distributed cloud-native systems across frontend, backend, APIs, and infrastructure.
Write and review production-grade code optimizing critical paths for performance, reliability, correctness.
Lead by example in code quality, observability, CI/CD, and security practices.

What they want

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
15+ years software engineering experience with proven success in large-scale distributed systems.
Deep expertise in full-stack development using Java, Go, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript or equivalent.

Nice to have

Master's or PhD in Computer Science or related technical discipline.
Payment systems experience at top global fintech companies like Stripe, PayPal, Razorpay, JusPay, AliPay.
Hands-on experience building and deploying AI Agents, GenAI, RAG, LLMs into production systems.

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Visa tier (likely): F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6 holders welcome
Korean language: Korean not required
English friendliness: High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
Context: Coupang Pay is a high-growth fintech subsidiary with global engineering standards; role explicitly states fluent English required, Korean optional, signaling openness to foreign talent on F-series visas or equivalent sponsorship.

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