AI Infrastructure & Platform Orchestration Director

Coupang; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 184,000 - 376,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)

401K Plan with Company Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Paid Parental leave

Free Electric Car Charging Station

Job summary

Coupang is seeking a Sr. Director of Back-end Engineering focused on AI Infrastructure Orchestration to drive the long-term vision and roadmap. This role involves leading a high-performing engineering team while ensuring the reliability and security of AI infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, leading technical teams, and working with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. This position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering or platform operations.
• 5+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams.
• Deep hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the long-term vision for AI infrastructure.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team.
• Ensure reliability, security, and compliance of AI infrastructure.

Skills

Expert-level knowledge of containerization and orchestration

Strong background in DevOps and MLOps principles

Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go)

Exceptional strategic planning

Outstanding verbal and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

ML frameworks

Job description

Coupang is seeking a Sr. Director of Back-end Engineering focused on AI Infrastructure Orchestration to drive the long-term vision and roadmap. This role involves leading a high-performing engineering team while ensuring the reliability and security of AI infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering, leading technical teams, and working with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-native architectures. This position offers competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.