Senior Security Engineer
Coupang · Bengaluru, India (On-site)
- Company
- Coupang
- Location
- Bengaluru, India (On-site)
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Listed on FindJobsIndia
- 2026-09-29
Coupang is currently reviewing applications in Bengaluru, India, for a sr. security engineer position aimed at practitioners with a minimum of 5 years of background.
Responsibilities
This is what Coupang expects this role to own day to day:
- Keep stakeholders updated on progress and outcomes related to automation scripting
- Review and improve how the team handles cloud infrastructure spanning AWS, Azure and GCP on an ongoing basis
- Decisions regarding REST API that previously waited for supervisory sign-off now land squarely on your desk
- Coordinate cross-functionally to keep work related to shell scripting for automation on track
- Whenever progress halts on identity and access management tasks, senior team members look to you for immediate guidance
- Drive uncompromising quality standards for security deliverables across the entire group
- Go after root causes, not just the symptom in front of you today
- Take the calls that are yours to make, and flag the ones that genuinely aren't
Requirements
- Experience: 5+ years
- Skills: Python, AWS, Azure, GCP, REST API, Bash, Identity and Access Management, Security
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Experience: 5+ years
- Technical Skills:
- Python
- AWS
- Azure
- GCP
- Also Listed:
- REST API
- Bash
- Identity and Access Management
- Security
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INTERVIEW PREPARATION
The skills below are a starting point for a sr. security engineer interview — expect to go deeper on each:
- Security — “Be ready to explain how you'd explain a technical exposure to someone who controls the budget but not the system.”
- Python — “You should be able to talk through how you'd profile and fix a slow Python path rather than guessing at the cause.”
- AWS — “Walk me through a real cost, scaling, or reliability tradeoff you had to make on a project.”
Applicants bringing 5+ years of relevant experience will find that concrete examples drawn from past builds carry far more weight here than high-level generalizations.
Set the scene briefly, spend most of the answer on what you personally decided and did, and finish with the measurable result. Interviewers discount the parts of a story where the subject is 'we'.
Candidates researching standard hiring patterns frequently check external repositories compiling shared candidate experiences:
- [Senior security engineer Interview Questions](https://www.glassdoor.com/Interview/senior-security-engineer-interview-questions-SRCH_KO0,24.htm) — via Glassdoor
- [20+ Senior Security Engineer Interview Questions & Answers](https://www.ambitionbox.com/profiles/senior-security-engineer/interview-questions) — via AmbitionBox
- [Top Security Engineer Interview Questions - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4NX_YwvWuU) — via YouTube
SALARY & BENEFITS
There's no employer-stated number on this listing — PayScale's data points to ₹6.6L - ₹17L per year for the general 'Security Engineer' role as the typical range, an average rather than an offer. The number aggregates employers nationally; what Coupang pays for this role in this location may sit well above or below it.
No official breakdown of employee perks is provided within the source listing.
- Working hours: 40 per week
- Visa sponsorship: Not offered for this role
Apply on Coupang's official careers page
Frequently asked questions
How much does the Senior Security Engineer position at Coupang pay?
An exact figure isn't listed, but PayScale puts similar roles in India around ₹6.6L - ₹17L per year for the general 'Security Engineer' role on average.
Who is eligible to apply for this role at Coupang?
Expected background: 5+ years of relevant experience, along with Python, AWS, Azure and GCP.
What location and work setup apply to this role at Coupang?
The role is based in Bengaluru, India and runs on an on-site basis.
What's the deadline to apply for this job at Coupang?
This Coupang's posting runs with no stated cutoff — Apply Now above is the fastest way in regardless.