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Staff Backend Engineer (Orchestration Platform)

Coupang · Seoul, South Korea

Posted 15 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
15 days
Coupang's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Coupang's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Coupang
high
365 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
2026-09-17

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 on the Orchestration Platform team at Coupang, you will lead the design and deployment of job scheduling and execution platforms while collaborating with stakeholders and lead engineers on critical projects. You will also develop self-service tools to enhance cluster operation efficiency and user experience, and engage in research and development of modern data engineering technologies.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
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

  • 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 designing and developing web services in cloud environments such as AWS and GCP

Worth weighing

  • No salary or benefits listed in the posting
  • The role involves working with a modern tech stack including Apache Airflow and Kubernetes
  • The position is full-time with a 12-week probation period, which may be adjusted based on business needs

Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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