Coupang

Manager, Back-end Engineering (Rocket Pay)

Coupang · Seoul, South Korea

Posted about 3 months ago

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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
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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

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About this role

The Manager of Back-end Engineering for Rocket Pay will lead the engineering team responsible for developing a next-generation payment platform that extends beyond the Coupay system. This role involves translating product vision and technical strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps, overseeing team growth, and collaborating with various departments to build a robust payment platform that enhances customer experience and handles large-scale transaction volumes.

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benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • 10+ years of software development experience
  • 2+ years of management experience including mentoring and tech lead roles
  • Experience collaborating with product or program management teams
  • Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects, and development teams in an Agile environment
  • Experience defining technical vision and building roadmaps for mission-critical projects
  • Experience coordinating opinions between stakeholders and lead engineers

Nice to have

  • Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Experience working in the payment domain
  • Experience designing and developing large-scale global system architectures
  • Experience defining technical roadmaps and visions
  • Experience utilizing AWS cloud computing

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The role involves significant leadership responsibilities
  • The position is based in Seoul, South Korea
  • The job requires collaboration across multiple departments

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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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