Senior Software Engineer, CloudKitchens - Seoul, South Korea

Who we are 

At CloudKitchens, we're building Infrastructure for Better Food. We help restaurateurs around the world succeed in online food delivery. Our goal is to make food more affordable, higher quality and convenient for everyone. We're changing the game for restaurateurs, whether they’re entrepreneurs opening their first restaurant all the way through to your favorite global quick-service restaurant chains.

Our technology is dedicated to creating transformative digital experiences. Our work spans infrastructure, platform, and product development, combining cutting-edge technologies with thoughtful design to build scalable, user-focused solutions. Whether you're optimizing system efficiency, creating developer tools, or crafting seamless user interfaces, your contributions will drive impactful outcomes.

Check our tech blog to find out more about what we’re building.

 

What you’ll do

We are looking for Backend or Windows Software Engineers to build elegant products on world-class technologies that bring our experience to millions of restaurateurs, anytime and anywhere. You will solve hard problems in distributed systems, workflows, compilers, big data, query optimization, storage, networking, or more. 

In particular, we are seeking engineers with experience developing Windows-based systems such as POS clients, payment modules, or VAN (Value Added Network) integrations.

You’ll work with technologies including .NET Framework, C#, and Java, alongside Python, Go, C++, and TypeScript.

You will leverage open-source and proprietary technologies and use languages including Java, Python, Go, C++, TypeScript, and more. You will build and operate services with world-class availability, performance, and scalability. We have openings for Backend Software Engineers across teams on all parts of the engineering vertical, from customer-facing product teams to engineering-driven infrastructure teams.

 

Responsabilities

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers and Frontend Engineers to conceptualize and build new features for our growing customer base. 
• Produce high-quality code by leading or contributing to large cross-functional projects that impact and drive business success.
• Actively own features or systems and define their long-term health, keeping scalability at the forefront of technical designs. 
• Assist our skilled operations and business teams in triaging and resolving production issues. 
• Work with other engineers from various teams across verticals and review code. 
• Improve our engineering standards, tooling, and processes. 

 

What we’re looking for

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of industry software engineering experience developing and operating complex systems using common language(s) such as Java, Python, Go, C++, and TypeScript.
• 3+ years of experience developing Windows applications or system-level software using .NET Framework and C#.
• Experience with POS, VAN, or payment module integration is strongly preferred.
• Strong communicator who can explain complex topics to not only other engineers but also designers, product managers, and support.
• Strong computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, threading, distributed systems, information retrieval, etc.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field, or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience.
• A love for good food.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the full life cycle of software development, from design and implementation to testing and deployment.
• Experience working with distributed systems and making technical architecture decisions.
• Windows systems engineering experience required (including .NET Framework, Windows Services, or WPF/WCF).
• Familiarity with backend development using Java, Go, or Python is a plus.
• Preference will be given to those with development experience related to AI or LLM
• An appetite to help shape best engineering practices at an early-stage startup.