Manager, Back-end Engineering (Eats Merchant)

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted 1 day ago

Apply on Coupang's career page

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

Lead merchant technical strategy and roadmap execution across Korea and global platforms
Own full SDLC for merchant domains including onboarding,menus,orders,and settlements
Design high-availability backend architecture handling peak-time transaction volume spikes

What they want

Seven to ten plus years backend development with manager or tech lead leadership
Business-level English for global stakeholders; English interview required
Distributed MSA design and operations in high-traffic environments considering performance and security

Nice to have

Large-scale Java and Spring Framework service development and operations experience
Multi-country operations with settlement,tax regulations,and localization leadership experience
B2B SaaS,merchant platforms,POS integration,or settlement and payment domain background

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): E-7 specialty / professional (likely)
Korean language: Korean not required
English friendliness: Medium: English JD, mixed-language workplace
Context: Coupang HQ Eats merchant platform; expect peak on-call load,Korean-primary workplace,English interview gate for global collaboration.

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