Define technical direction and strategy for core payment domain systems.
Design and evolve highly reliable fintech systems handling large-scale traffic.
Own technical aspects of Coupay one-touch payment and related core services.
What they want
15 or more years of backend engineering experience.
Design and operate large-scale distributed systems using Java,Kotlin,Spring Framework.
Proven ownership and proactive improvement of one or more complex services.
Nice to have
Led architecture design and migration in JPA and MSA environments.
Development and operations experience in payment or fintech domain.
Incident response,monitoring systems,and SLA improvement in high-traffic environments.
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
Coupang fintech subsidiary role; Korean fluency expected for cross-functional collaboration with accounting and treasury teams despite English JD; senior staff level implies established Korea market presence and visa sponsorship typical.
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