Backend Jobs in South Korea
There are 123 open Backend jobs in South Korea on freehire right now. 14 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are java, aws and api.
Most requested skills
- java 63%
- aws 61%
- api 52%
- ai 51%
- spring 48%
- kubernetes 46%
- kotlin 41%
- kafka 37%
How the work is done
- Onsite 13 · 11%
- Hybrid 5 · 4%
Visa sponsorship offered in 76% of the 41 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 28
- Staff 26
- Lead 6
- Intern 1
- Junior 1
- Principal 1
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 48
- 501-1000 employees 22
- 51-200 employees 16
- 11-50 employees 1
Software Engineer, Backend - 서비스 코어 (Identity Service)
Builds and scales Carrot’s identity platform handling millions of logins daily using Go, gRPC, and Kubernetes while balancing security, privacy, and user experience.
Software Engineer, Backend - 부동산
Build backend services for Carrot Real Estate, designing APIs and data pipelines to deliver accurate property listings and automate peer-to-peer transactions.
Software Engineer, Backend - 피드 (피드 인프라)
Builds and optimizes Daangn’s home feed system (35M+ users) by designing scalable backend infrastructure, running A/B tests, and leveraging AI to improve content serving, personalization, and experimentation speed using Go, Kafka, and Kubernetes.
Software Engineer, Backend - 로컬 잡스 (레슨/과외 팀)
Builds scalable GraphQL APIs and event-driven services for a local tutoring marketplace, optimizing traffic and microservice integrations.
Software Engineer, Backend - 나의당근
Builds and evolves the backend for ‘나의 당근’, a personalized hub that surfaces next actions using Server Driven UI and connects user activity across Carrot’s services.
Software Engineer, Backend - 커뮤니티 (아파트)
Builds and maintains backend systems for a hyper-local community platform, focusing on scalable server architecture, AI-driven recommendations, and seamless integration of neighborhood services like classifieds, events, and trust-based interactions.
ML Backend Engineer
Designs and builds backend services for AI-driven banking products, focusing on scalable ML model serving and robust server architecture in a microservices environment.
Software Engineer, Backend - 광고
Builds and optimizes large-scale ad-serving systems handling billions of daily requests using microservices, real-time bidding, and ML-driven targeting for a 19M-user marketplace.
Software Engineer, Backend - 인프라 (공통 서비스 개발, 콘텐츠 서빙)
Build and maintain the image and video platforms that power Carrot Market’s listings and content, optimizing delivery pipelines and multi-cloud/CDN architectures for global scale.
Senior, Back-end Engineer (Advertiser Platform)
Build and scale Coupang’s ad-tech backend services, designing low-latency microservices and APIs to power real-time advertiser campaigns and reporting.
Senior Staff Back-end Engineer (eCommerce Engineering)
Leads architecture and long-term strategy for Coupang’s core eCommerce backend platform, designing scalable, secure systems for global markets while mentoring engineers and enforcing technical standards.
Backend Engineer [Lv6] (Core Member & Infra Platform Team/ eComm)
Build and lead the next-generation e-commerce backend platform handling millions of user requests daily using Java/Kotlin, microservices, and cloud-native tools like Kubernetes and AWS.
Staff, Backend Engineer (Core Member & Infra Platform Team)
Senior backend engineer at Coupang building and scaling core member/authentication/data platforms that power the company’s global e-commerce operations using Java/Kotlin and cloud-native technologies.
Sr Backend Engineer (Eats Merchant)
Build and maintain core backend systems for Coupang Eats’ merchant platform using Java, Spring, and AWS to ensure reliable order management and seamless shopping experiences.
Sr Backend Engineer (Eats Merchant)
Builds and maintains core merchant-facing systems for Coupang Eats, a fast-growing food-delivery platform, using Java, Spring, and AWS to ensure reliable order management.
Manager, Back-end Engineering (Rocket Pay)
Leads a backend engineering team at Coupang Pay, building scalable fintech payment and financial services for Coupang’s platforms using Java/Spring/Kotlin and microservices.
Senior Staff Back-end Engineer (Rocket Pay)
Senior engineer defines the technical roadmap for core payment services at a fintech spin-off, building and scaling systems that handle millions of transactions daily using Java/Kotlin and Spring.
[쿠팡페이] Senior Back-end Engineer (계약직)
Build and maintain automated test suites for Coupang Pay’s fintech platform using Selenium, Appium, and Playwright to ensure payment flows, APIs, and edge cases are reliable before each release.
Principal Engineer-Backend
Leads the architecture and long-term vision for cloud-native data protection systems, ensuring durability, recovery guarantees, and compliance across AWS, GCP, and Azure for enterprise customers.