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Company Introduction

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we’re collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant and reliable force in South Korean commerce.

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world.

Coupang is reimagining the shopping experience with the goal of wowing each customer from the instant they open the Coupang app to the moment an order is delivered to their door. Powered by an outstanding end-to-end e-commerce and logistics network and a fanatical culture of customer centricity, Coupang has broken tradeoffs around speed, selection and price. Today, we provide exceedingly fast shipping speeds on millions of items including fresh groceries, delivered within hours nationwide, 365 days a year. We are doing this for millions of consumers in Korea. Korea is home to one of the largest and fastest growing e-commerce opportunities anywhere in the world.

Coupang has been added into the 2023 fortune 500 list, a ranking U.S-based companies by revenue. We have been named as one of the ‘50 Smartest Companies in the World’ by MIT Technology Review, and as one of Forbes magazine’s ‘30 Global Game Changers.’ In 2020, we placed second on CNBC’s ‘Disruptor 50’ list.

Senior Director, Security Engineering

Job Overview:

The TSE-AI workspaces (Altus) team is responsible Coupang’s on-prem and cloud infrastructure for Coupang’s internal workload management and microservice ecosystem which scales to thousands of microservices. We are in a process to revolutionize our developer experiences and internal infrastructure by adopting the best technologies available.

We are looking for an engineering leader who can build Identity system that scales to thousands of applications running on Coupang ML platform You will be responsible to design the architecture and lead the team to deliver a modern platform that powers all Coupang’s ML platform.

What You Will Do

As a Senior Director, you will partner with leaders of multiple platform teams, drive design and guide large teams. You will work closely with the product team to define and implement simple solutions of complex infrastructure problems while ensuring to build a highly scalable, reliable and efficient platform for our customers. You will technically guide teams working on full stack development teams. You will be accountable for hiring and developing technical leaders and top talent, raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence.

In this role, you will:

Lead multiple regional teams to deliver the projects every quarter.
Hands-on design experience to guide critical infrastructure components.
Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, providing mechanisms for the teams to prioritize ruthlessly and “move with urgency”.
Envision roadmaps for the scalable and robust growth of Coupang’s growing Application infrastructure.
Align with stakeholders, develop strong developers and provide technical guidance to engineers on critical projects to resolve complex business problems.
Demonstrate excellence resulting in scalable systems and services with the highest quality architecture and design.
Dive deep into critical system issues, proactively addressing similar root causes, and raise the bar on Operational Excellence.
Collaborate with other Coupang tech leaders to make the service extensible to unlock opportunities for innovations.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical fields.
15+ years professional software development experience, or 8 years’ experience with advanced degree.
6+ years’ experience of please management.
Hands-on experience in designing and developing large scale distributed system in the last 4 years.
Proven track record of delivering mission critical systems.
Experience developing and growing senior individual contributors globally.
Experience with cloud computing using AWS or Azure or GCP.
Experienced in Machine learning job deployment infrastructures

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in leading multi-geo teams.
Deep understanding of distributed system such as Cloud provisioning, Identity and Cloud resource management.
Proficient in some of the ML infrastructure and deployment frameworks like: TensorFlow, PyTorch, TensorRT, Triton backend etc.
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and leading the delivery of large-scale services for complex business offerings.
Ability to influence cross functional stakeholders, prioritize ruthlessly, Aim High and Find a Way to deliver results with grit.
Capable of or is fluent in English communication.
Master or PhD degree in computer science or other related technical fields.

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $184,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $376,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All Benefits (Drafter: Please check with your team if any change on the benefit description)

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Long-term/Short-term Disability
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
401K Plan with Company Match
18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
12 Paid Holidays
Paid Parental leave
Pre-tax commuter benefits
MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station

General Description of Other Compensation

“Other Compensation” includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.

Privacy Notice

Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below: https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, marital status, military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities, or affiliations, citizenship, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation in the recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com.

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