Staff Back-end Engineer (TW Pre-Purchase)

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted todayfulltime

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Market pay check

Matched to Computer systems and software professionals

Source: Ministry of Employment and Labor wage information system (wage.go.kr), wage distribution by occupation.

What you'd do

Develop and maintain user-facing features ensuring seamless shopping experience for customers.
Optimize performance and scalability of high-traffic systems handling complex workflows.
Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers,designers,and front-end engineers.

What they want

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science,Computer Engineering,or equivalent field.
7+ years solid experience with algorithms,system design,and large distributed systems.
5+ years coding experience in Java or similar language.

Nice to have

Experience setting team culture and ensuring code quality across teams.
Understanding of operational excellence for highly available systems.
Experience with AWS technologies such as S3,Kafka,EMR.

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Business-level Korean required
English friendliness: Medium: English JD, mixed-language workplace
Context: Large Korean tech company with global operations; Staff-level role requires Korean business fluency for cross-functional collaboration with Korean teams,despite bilingual JD. E-7 visa typical for senior engineering roles at domestic chaebols.

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