or apply directly on Coupang's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 683 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1065 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.
About this role
As a Staff Backend Engineer at Coupang Pay, you will design and implement backend systems that ensure secure and continuous financial services for users of the Coupang app. Your responsibilities will include developing systems like Fraud Detection Systems and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure compliance with laws and regulations. You will also identify best practices to enhance the team's performance in the fintech space.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.
What you need
- A team player
- Sophisticated knowledge in Java, Spring and MSA environments
- Experience in dealing with and resolving the issues that occur when an organization grows in size and the systems get complicated
- 6+ years of experience in designing and implementing backend architecture
- Strong coding skill - OOP and scripting language
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or other related tech fields
Nice to have
- Experience in software development in a fintech organization
- Strong background in cloud services (docker, K8S and AWS/ Google/ Azure)
- Experience in company-wide application of API Gateway and Service Mesh
- Strong knowledge in Java, distributed systems, micro services, messaging services
- The ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-changing environment
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- The role involves working in a rapidly scaling fintech environment which may present challenges in system complexity
- The job requires compliance with laws and regulations which may add to the workload
Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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