Security Automation Engineer

Company Introduction

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’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. Role Overview

The Detection Engineering (DE) team within Coupang’s Digital Trust organization designs and operates end-to-end security threat detection and response automation systems. Our mission is to build an AI-powered Security Operations Center (AI-SOC) that enables faster, more accurate, and scalable security operations through intelligent automation. Working under a Detection-as-Code philosophy, we manage the entire detection lifecycle, including threat scenario development, log collection, detection engineering, automated response orchestration, and AI-driven threat analysis.

As part of the Automation Engineering pillar, this role is responsible for designing, developing, and operating automated workflows that analyze, investigate, and respond to security threats at scale. The team builds and maintains integrations across a broad range of security platforms, develops AI Agent and LLM-based analysis capabilities for automated triage and investigation, and ensures the reliability, scalability, and operational excellence of critical security automation systems in production. This position offers the opportunity to shape the future of AI-driven security operations by building the technologies that power Coupang’s next-generation AI-SOC platform.

What You Will Do

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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 $152,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $169,000/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.

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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.

Recruitment Process

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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.

Job Requisition ID: R0079379