Tech Lead Manager, Mobile — Search AI Product & Mobile

Company Introduction We exist to wow our customers. ” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading 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.

About The Team

The Search AI Product Mobile team sits within Coupang's Search and Discovery org. We're dedicated to crafting innovative search and discovery experiences for Coupang customers — using cutting-edge AI to empower users to navigate products with ease and find everything they need. As the mobile TLM of this team, you own one of the most critical product surfaces on Coupang's app — Search and Discovery, where 60%+ of transactions happen.

We move at high velocity, work closely with ML and backend platform teams, and ship features that have direct, measurable impact on customer satisfaction and revenue. The Role We're looking for a Tech Lead Manager - Mobile, who will lead the Search API Product Mobile team, drive the technical direction of the team and grow the team members.

Responsibilities

is leading the team to drive the Coupang business and pave the way for the future AI search experience.

What You Will Do

● Build, grow and mentor a team of mobile engineers includign iOS and Android. ● Build inclusive team culture to make every one belong, refine process to make team members’ work easier. ● Drive the cross team collaborations with Backend and ML teams, even cross organizations.

What We Are Looking For

● 8+ years of industry experience in mobile development and 2 years of people management experience.

Preferred Qualifications

● Experience in search, discovery, recommendation, or feed products on mobile ● Hands-on experience integrating ML-powered features on Mobile — whether on-device inference (Core ML, ONNX), server-side model APIs, or both ● Familiarity with LLM-base