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Coupang

Sr. Director, Back-End Engineering

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Seoul, South KoreaPosted 9 days ago

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Market pay check

Matched to Computer systems and software professionals

Source: Ministry of Employment and Labor wage information system (wage.go.kr), wage distribution by occupation.

What you'd do

Set a bold multi-year vision for company-wide reliability,resilience,and autonomous operations at Coupang
Transform reliability from team-specific practices into platform mechanisms inherited by service tier across the org
Advance incident response toward intelligent,AI-assisted,and increasingly autonomous operating models

What they want

Visionary industry-recognized technology leader who has previously built and scaled a comparable SRE or resilience org at a leading global tech company
Deep technical credibility combined with organizational leadership to drive executive alignment and architecture influence
Track record of defining platform-level reliability and autonomous operations at large-scale commerce or technology platforms

Nice to have

Experience with AI-assisted operations and autonomous incident response at scale
Prior work at a global top-tier e-commerce or internet platform company
Industry recognition as a thought leader in SRE,production engineering,or resilience

Seoulstart's read

Visa tier (likely): F-2 / F-4 / F-5 / F-6 holders welcome
Korean language: Business-level Korean required
English friendliness: High: JD in English, foreign-friendly signals
Context: Coupang VP-level SRE leadership role targeting global tech industry leaders; senior executive profile suggests F-series or E-7 sponsorship for the right candidate

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