Staff, Security Software Engineer - Coupang Play
Coupang · Singapore, Singapore
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 82 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 717 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
- Hiring momentum
- 1065 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.
About this role
As a Staff Security Software Engineer at Coupang Play, you will lead security initiatives to protect services and detect vulnerabilities in a streaming environment serving millions. Your role involves designing secure software solutions, collaborating with engineering teams to implement security best practices, conducting threat modeling, and responding to security incidents. You will also develop security-focused tools and libraries to enhance the organization's security posture.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong software engineering skills with experience in building secure applications and services
- Ability to write, review, and optimize code with security in mind
- Strong understanding of cryptography, PKI, secure authentication protocols, and authN/authZ in microservices environment
- Expertise in network security
- Expertise in security guardrails and tools integration into daily design/coding tasks and CI/CD pipelines
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to open-source security tools or frameworks
- Ability to speak and write in English in a professional environment
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty or equivalent from Azure/GCP
Worth weighing
- No salary listed
- Position requires current right to work in Singapore without company sponsorship
- Probation period of 12 weeks may be adjusted based on business needs
- Job titles and responsibilities may change based on candidate experience
Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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