Coupang

Sr.Staff, Back-end Engineer (Fintech Product Engineering)

Seoul, South KoreaPosted 10 days ago

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What you'd do

Architect and implement distributed cloud-native systems across full stack.
Write and review production-grade code on critical performance paths.
Deliver mission-critical features to millions with high availability.

What they want

Bachelor in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
12-15+ years software engineering across large-scale distributed systems.
Deep full-stack expertise across Java, Go, Python, or TypeScript.

Nice to have

Master or PhD in computer science or related discipline.
Payment systems experience at Stripe, PayPal, Adyen, Visa, or similar.
Hands-on AI agent and GenAI deployment in production systems.

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Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Korean not required
English friendliness: High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
Context: Coupang Pay Sr.Staff backend; mirrors the sibling listing, English-first fintech engineering seat.

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