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What they do

Coupang sells goods online and delivers them. Postings say the company exists to wow customers, and that it knows it is working when customers say, "How did I ever live without Coupang?" It runs Rocket Delivery, the Coupang Eats food service, Coupang Pay, an advertising business, and its own logistics arm. In Japan it trades as Rocket Now.

What they value

• Customer obsession, which postings state as the reason the company exists.
• A startup culture inside a large listed company, which postings claim as the best of both worlds.
• Entrepreneurship. Postings say every employee gets the chance to push a new initiative.
• Hands-on work, phrased in postings as people who like to get their hands dirty.
• Data behind decisions, which most postings list as a required skill.

Where they hire

Of 713 postings, Seoul holds 318 and another 39 name South Korea only. Taipei holds 153 and Taoyuan 14. Tokyo holds 27. In the United States, Mountain View holds 31, Seattle 20, Riverside five, and Washington three. Bengaluru holds 29, Hyderabad 10, Singapore 26, and Shanghai eight. No posting is remote.

Teams and roles

Logistics, technology, and commerce sit side by side. Many postings are written in Korean, Chinese, or Japanese.

• Evergreen requisitions: 86 postings that stay open to collect applications rather than fill one seat.
• Security, privacy, and data governance: 44 postings, the largest real team.
• Global operations technology: 32 postings, plus 22 in search and discovery and 13 in Coupang Pay technology.
• Customer service: 28 postings.
• Rocket Now in Japan: 26 postings, covering the food delivery business there.
• Pricing and business operations: 25 postings. Retail selection holds 15 and marketplace holds 13.
• Logistics: 24 postings in Coupang Logistics Services, plus 11 more and 12 in facilities and maintenance.
• Marketing and advertising: 24 and 11 postings.
• Coupang Eats: 14 postings in sales and business, plus 11 in finance and strategy.
• Corporate: 23 postings in finance, 18 in compliance, and 13 in legal.

What they look for

Postings state the years and the field. The operations research posting for logistics asks for a master's degree in statistics, operations research, computer science, engineering, applied mathematics, or industrial engineering, three or more years in operations research on large supply chain and transport networks, and Python with an optimiser such as CPLEX, Gurobi, or Xpress. The Taiwan account management posting asks for five or more years in account or partner management with an advertising technology background, knowledge of supply-side platforms and programmatic auctions, and the ability to discuss APIs and data flows with engineers. The Eats data programme posting asks for SQL, Python, and AI tools to automate repeated operational work. The legal posting in Mountain View asks you to review AI product features and balance engineering needs against legal frameworks.