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Lead Engineer, Full Stack Developer

Sr. Lead Engineer (Full Stack Developer)

Location: Seoul, kr

Job Description

Sr. Lead Engineer (Full Stack Developer)

Seoul, South Korea

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end system delivery, from architecture and data modeling through to production deployment, scaling, and long-term operation
  • Define and evolve the core platform architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability across a distributed AI system
  • Refactor and reshape critical parts of the stack where needed to meet production-grade standards and scale requirements
  • Set and enforce engineering standards, leading code reviews and driving technical excellence across the team
  • Lead AI inference optimization and latency reduction efforts, ensuring high-performance, real-time user experiences across AI-driven services

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience, with full lifecycle ownership (architecture, development, deployment, production operations)
  • Strong proficiency in Python (Flask, FastAPI, or Litestar) and backend development
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure), Docker, and production system deployment
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, client-server architecture, and real-time protocols (WebSockets and/or SSE), including complex integrations across Web, Unity, and AI modules
  • Experience with databases and data modeling (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis, Memcached), including scalable schema design
  • Exposure to frontend technologies (React, or Svelte, or WebAssembly)

Nice to have

  • Experience with AI service integration and inference optimization, focusing on latency reduction and performance in production environments
  • Strong communication skills with ability to lead technical discussions and align engineering decisions across teams

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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