Senior Back-end Engineer (Messaging and Caching Platform)

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted 1 day agofulltime

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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

Design and build Coupang's Messaging and Caching Platform with petabyte-scale data processing
Write durable code processing terabytes to petabytes of data daily
Improve platform stability,performance,and achieve 99.99-99.999% service availability

What they want

BS or higher degree in Computer Science,Engineering,Information Systems,or related field
Demonstrate business-level English communication capability for technical and business discussions
5+ years designing,developing,and maintaining large-scale software infrastructure

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: Platform infrastructure role at Korean hyperscaler; E-7 visa typical; English-primary workplace despite domestic chaebol origins.

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