Staff Security Engineer, Security Engineering Team

Company: Coupang
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: November 6, 2024

Job Description:

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 at since our inception. We are all entrepreneurial 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. Role Overview: The Security Engineering team is responsible for building and operating security services across the domains of cybersecurity like Product Security Engineering, Identity and Access Engineering, Governance and Risk Engineering, Privacy Engineering, Vulnerability Management detection and remediation automation, Cloud security engineering, 3rd party risk, and Detection & Response automation. This team is a team of builders who code in multiple programming languages to solve problems that are on the cutting edge of security. Team builds on modern Kubernetes centered microservices and cloud native platform using Java, Spring, Golang, Python, C++. We are looking for a senior engineer who has a deep understanding of modern full stack development or Java backend and possibly security in a distributed system. You will be responsible for designing the architecture and leading the team to deliver a modern security platform that powers all Coupang's internal and external security applications. As a Staff Software Engineer in the Security Engineering team, you will partner with leaders of multiple platform teams. You will work closely with the product team to define and implement simple solutions to complex infrastructure problems while ensuring to build a highly scalable, reliable, and efficient security platform. You will technically lead projects working on full stack development teams using JAVA, AWS, Kafka, Kubernetes, gRPC, and other modern stacks. You will be accountable for raising the bar on engineering and operational excellence. Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of internal security applications related to DevSecOps, Cloud Security, and centralized security platforms and rapidly iterate while collaborating actively as part of a small, highly talented team.
• Write back-end APIs using REST/GraphQL/Hibernate using the Springboot and Python frameworks.
• Architect workload and service management infrastructure.
• Hands-on develop critical infrastructure components.
• Decompose complex problems into simple, straightforward solutions, providing mechanisms for the teams to prioritize ruthlessly and "move with urgency".
• 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.
  • 8+ years professional software development experience, or 6 years' experience with an advanced degree.
  • 2+ years' experience as a project tech lead.
  • Hands-on experience in designing and developing large scale distributed systems in the last 3 years.
  • Fluency in one or more among C++, Java, and Go. Preferred Qualifications:
    • 8+ years of experience in writing Java/Spring Boot applications in AWS and Kubernetes environment.
    • 2+ years of experience in application security/product security in building Static and dynamic security testing tools, container scanning pipelines, open-source software vulnerabilities remediation pipelines, Kubernetes security.
    • 2+ years of experience in leading/mentoring other engineers to build a security or infrastructure service from scratch.
    • Experience identifying, testing, and remediating against vulnerabilities including those found in the OWASP Top 10 and CWE/SANS Top 25, writing exploits and verification. Pay & Benefits Our compensation reflects the cost of labor 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 $138,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $297,000/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
      • 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 Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on tenure.
      • 12 Public 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. Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of the recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at .
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