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Staff, Backend Engineer (Core Business Engineering)

Seoul, South KoreaPosted 10 days ago

Apply on Coupang's career page

What you'd do

Lead architecture and design across purchase and logistics backend systems.
Align with PO and stakeholders on mission-critical merchant platform projects.
Draw scalable roadmap for merchant platform supporting business growth.

What they want

Excellent English communication including technical reading and writing.
7+ years of software design and development experience.
Hands-on distributed systems and large-scale enterprise development.

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Korean not required
English friendliness: High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
Context: Coupang Core Business Engineering; English-first merchant platform team within larger Korean operations.

This is Seoulstart's analysis of the public job description, not the employer's stated policy. Verify visa sponsorship, language requirements, and remote allowances directly with the recruiter.

View the full posting and apply on Coupang's career page

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