Coupang

Staff, Security Software Engineer - Coupang Play

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1 day ago
Singapore, SingaporeStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Lead security initiatives and improve the security posture of services, platforms, critical assets, and data.
  • Develop and maintain security-focused libraries, tools, and automation scripts.
  • Implement secure-by-design principles, security controls, policies, standards, and procedures across software development.
  • Conduct security threat modeling, code reviews, penetration testing, and vulnerability assessments.
  • Evaluate and implement security and governance tools and integrate security guardrails into engineering workflows.
  • Respond to security incidents through detailed analysis and forensic investigations.
  • Mentor engineering teams and communicate security risks to technical and non-technical audiences.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Strong software engineering experience building secure applications and services.
  • Knowledge of secure coding, input validation, encryption, cryptography, PKI, authentication protocols, and authorization in microservices environments.
  • Expertise in network security, including firewalls, VPNs, WAFs, and micro-segmentation.
  • Experience securing services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Proficiency in at least one scripting language, Python or Bash, and one general-purpose language, Go or Java.
  • Ability to lead projects, manage priorities, meet deadlines, and communicate complex security risks effectively.
  • Preferred qualifications include contributions to open-source security tools or frameworks, professional English fluency, and AWS Certified Security – Specialty or an equivalent Azure/GCP certification.

Benefits

  • Full-time regular position with a 12-week probation period, which may be skipped, shortened, or extended based on business needs.
  • Coupang will prioritize applicants with a current right to work in Singapore who do not require company sponsorship for an employment visa.
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About Coupang

5,001-10,000 employees

Coupang builds and operates a South Korea–focused e-commerce marketplace with an end-to-end logistics network (Rocket Delivery), plus food delivery, video streaming, and fintech under brands such as Coupang, Eats, and Play. Revenue comes from first-party retail, third-party marketplace services, advertising, and memberships (Rocket WOW). Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Seattle and is publicly listed on the NYSE (CPNG).

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