[Lv5~6] Backend Engineer (Orchestration Platform)
Coupang Internal · Seoul, South Korea
Posted 15 days ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Coupang Internal's roles stay open a median of 42 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Coupang Internal's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang Internal
- low 0 stale, 8 reposted of 468 open
- Hiring momentum
- 741 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
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About this role
The Backend Engineer for the Orchestration Platform team will design and deploy job scheduling and execution services across various business domains. This role involves collaborating with stakeholders and lead engineers on critical projects, developing self-service tools to improve cluster operation efficiency, and participating in business and technical improvement projects from a Data Platform perspective. The team handles hundreds of thousands of Hive/Spark jobs daily and operates thousands of Airflow DAGs in a cloud environment.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
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What you need
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Java or Python
- Over 10 years of experience in designing, developing, and maintaining large-scale software infrastructure
- Expertise in distributed systems such as Kubernetes, Airflow, and Genie
- Excellent communication skills and a passion for sharing knowledge with peers
- Proactive approach to automating manual or repetitive tasks
- Experience in designing and developing web services in cloud environments like AWS and GCP
Worth weighing
- This position is exclusively for internal employees, which may limit external candidates' opportunities.
- The role requires a strong background in specific technologies, which may not be suitable for all candidates.
- The hiring process includes multiple interview stages, which could be lengthy.
- The job includes a 12-week probation period that may be adjusted based on business needs.
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Listed by Coupang Internal on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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