Director Backend Engineering (Security Infrastructure)

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading 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. 

The Identity, Access and Protection Infrastructure team builds the platform that secures all our services and customer interactions. We accelerate Coupang’s business through our industry-leading security platform, on which our developers can build amazing products. Our work spans many layers of the application stack – from cryptographic key management to service identity to user authentication and dynamic authorization – to achieve a modern Zero Trust architecture. We think beyond technologies and standards, to take a business-wide perspective

We are seeking an engineering leader to lead our dynamic authorization effort. This team protects our customers by watching all API calls for risk indicators, triggering corrective actions when necessary. You will work with senior leaders and architects to drive strategy and execution in your area and collaborate with your peers on their areas as needed. You will model excellent communication, collaboration and execution within our team and the larger Technical Infrastructure organization. The successful candidate will be someone who can hire and retain the best, build an effective organization, work across groups to deliver broad business impact, and is not afraid to dive deep when needed. Come join us! 

In this role, you will: 

• →Help build a great team by hiring the best and actively shaping team culture.  
• →Drive the evolution of our platform by overseeing strategy, creating roadmaps, driving execution, and working for company-wide adoption. 
• →Drive alignment across key stakeholders on strategic roadmaps and deliverables. 
• →Partner with teams across the company to proactively identify business and technical opportunities. 
• →Drive execution through technical and organizational complexities, balancing strategic goals and immediate impact.  
• →Dive deep when necessary to lead by example and help with high priority projects. 
• →Contribute to the Coupang engineering community through cross-company initiatives. 
• →Inspire teams to raise the bar on design, development and Operational Excellence. 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field.  
• 12+ years professional experience working in software engineering teams, or 10+ years’ experience with advanced degree.   
• 5+ years’ experience managing engineers.  
• Experience leading design and development of large scale distributed systems.  
• Recent experience with security, IAM or related technologies. 
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to define mission, vision, and roadmaps.  
• Experience handling multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and leading the delivery of large-scale services for complex business offerings.

• Masters or PhD degree in computer science or other related technical field.  
• Hands-on experience building security protocols and/or systems. 
• Experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to define mission, vision, and roadmaps.  
• Experience working with Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, gRPC and Istio. 

• Application Review -> Phone Interview -> Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview –> Offer 
• The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. 
• Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage. 

• This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. 
• Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process. 
• Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran’s benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws. 
• Job titles and responsibilities may be subject to change depending on the candidate’s overall experience, etc. This will be communicated to the candidate at the appropriate time before the offer. 
• Hiring may be restricted in case the legal qualifications required for hiring and work performance is not met. 

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