Key findings

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Coupang listed 46 open security roles on 14 Nov 2026, 1.5% of the 3,041 open across the 696 employers CyberJobs.cc reads, the 6th most.
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26.1% of its open roles are in Security Engineering, where Coupang holds 1.7% of the specialty's open roles, the joint 7th largest share of 309 employers; it hires in 8 of the 10 specialties with open roles.
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On 14 Nov 2026, 13.0% of its open roles stated pay. Their 6 distinct advertised salaries have a median of $164k/yr and typical pay of $164k to $279k a year, against a median of $200k/yr across other employers' salaries.
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None of its 46 roles are open to applicants in any country (3.1% at other employers); all are based in or limited to listed countries, most often South Korea (named by 56.5%).
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Of the 46 security roles Coupang lists with a full description, 37.0% mention a degree, 39.1% name a security certification and none mention a security clearance (other employers' roles: 31.7%, 29.9% and 6.1%); the 21 stating years of experience ask for a median of 8 years.
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An application form at Coupang has a median of 27 fields (15 on other employers' forms); 97.8% of its 46 forms require a resume, all ask for a LinkedIn profile and all add questions of their own.
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The title word Coupang uses most is "Engineer or developer" (71.7% of its open roles), against 55.3% of other employers' open roles.
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Coupang against the other employers

How does Coupang compare with the other employers hiring security staff on size, pay, reach and turnover?

Measure	Coupang	Other employers	Its rank (1 = highest)
Open roles on 14 Nov 2026	46	2,995	6th of 696
Share of all open roles	1.5%	98.5%	6th of 696
Security specialties listed	8	10	joint 4th of 696
Open roles stating pay	13.0%	41.1%	336th of 696
Median advertised pay	$164k/yr	$200k/yr	joint 107th of 135
Open roles open to applicants anywhere	0.0%	3.1%	joint 60th of 696

Sample. 46 security roles Coupang listed open at the end of 14 Nov 2026, beside the 2,995 open at the other 695 employers CyberJobs.cc reads; listings from 11 Nov 2026 to 14 Nov 2026.

Other employers: every other employer read over the same window, pooled (counts are summed, medians are taken over all their distinct salaries together).

Pay is measured as on the job board: one sample per distinct advertised salary (the middle of a stated range; a role posted again at the same pay counts once), and an advertised maximum ("up to $X") is a ceiling, not a salary, so it is counted and left out. Typical pay is the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours); it and the median are rounded to three significant figures, as on every list.

Rank among the 696 employers with open roles. A share is ranked where the employer's open roles outweigh the average of the employers it leans on, the weight fitted on every employer's own count (here 0.6 open roles for stating pay, 0.8 open roles for being open to applicants anywhere); a pay median needs 3 distinct advertised salaries and days listed 3 removed roles with a known listing date. An employer below one is not ranked on it. Days listed rank longest first.

Listings only: what the employer's public job board shows.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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What Coupang hires for

Which security specialties does Coupang hire in, and how much of each specialty's open roles does it hold?

Specialty	Open roles	Share of its roles	Its share of the specialty's open roles	Its rank in the specialty	Its median pay a year
Security EngineeringSmall sample	12	26.1%	1.7%	joint 7th of 309	n/a
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)Small sample	8	17.4%	2.1%	6th of 191	n/a
Security LeadershipSmall sample	8	17.4%	2.5%	2nd of 192	n/a
Identity & Access ManagementSmall sample	6	13.0%	4.1%	2nd of 100	n/a
Security Operations & Incident ResponseSmall sample	6	13.0%	1.5%	joint 9th of 203	n/a
Penetration Testing & Red TeamSmall sample	3	6.5%	1.6%	joint 13th of 103	n/a
Security Architecture & ConsultingSmall sample	2	4.3%	0.5%	joint 35th of 153	n/a
Cloud SecuritySmall sample	1	2.2%	0.8%	joint 15th of 101	n/a

Sample. 46 security roles Coupang listed open at the end of 14 Nov 2026; its shares of each specialty are of the 3,041 roles open at all 696 employers that day.

Specialties are the board's security specialties, each role classified from its title and description.

Its rank in the specialty is among the employers with open roles in it. A median needs at least 3 distinct advertised salaries, as on the job board.

Every row is marked as a small sample: the rows differ no more than chance makes them, so none reads on its own and none is ranked.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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What Coupang advertises it pays

How often does Coupang state the pay of its security roles, and how does it compare with other employers in the same specialty?

Roles	Stating pay	Its median pay a year	Its typical pay	Other employers' median	Its median against theirs	Its roles stating pay	Distinct salaries measured
All its open roles	13.0%	$164,000	$164k to $279k a year	$200,000	-18.0%	6	6
Security EngineeringSmall sample	8.3%	n/a	n/a	$205,000	n/a	1	1
Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC)Small sample	25.0%	n/a	n/a	$168,000	n/a	2	2
Security LeadershipSmall sample	12.5%	n/a	n/a	$246,000	n/a	1	1
Identity & Access ManagementSmall sample	0.0%	n/a	n/a	$202,000	n/a	0	0
Security Operations & Incident ResponseSmall sample	16.7%	n/a	n/a	$175,000	n/a	1	1
Penetration Testing & Red TeamSmall sample	33.3%	n/a	n/a	$193,000	n/a	1	1
Security Architecture & ConsultingSmall sample	0.0%	n/a	n/a	$200,000	n/a	0	0
Cloud SecuritySmall sample	0.0%	n/a	n/a	$192,000	n/a	0	0

Sample. 6 of the 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026 state pay, 6 distinct salaries and 0 advertised maximums; other employers: 1,231 of 2,995.

A median needs at least 3 distinct advertised salaries, as on the job board. A comparison within a specialty needs 3 distinct salaries on each side. The row compared within the same specialties averages the specialties where both sides have enough, weighted by the employer's distinct salaries in each, so an employer hiring in better-paid specialties is not read as paying more for the same work.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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Who may apply to roles at Coupang

Are the security roles Coupang lists open to applicants anywhere, or based in some countries?

Location rule	Its open roles	Share of its roles	Share at other employers
Open to applicants anywhere	0	0.0%	3.1%
Anywhere except listed countries	0	0.0%	0.2%
Based in or limited to listed countries	46	100.0%	96.6%
No location rule stated	0	0.0%	0.0%

Sample. 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026, against the 2,995 open at other employers.

The rule is read from each posting's location text, then, where that names no country, from what the posting's own description states, and where both are silent from what the employer states about where it hires.

Most security roles are based in one country, on site, hybrid or remote within it, and are counted as limited to that country; a role open to applicants anywhere is remote from any country. Work-permit and tax rules can still apply.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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Where Coupang's country-based roles are

When Coupang bases a role in or limits it to some countries, which countries are they?

Country	Limited roles naming it	Share of its limited roles	Only there
South Korea	26	56.5%	26
United States	7	15.2%	7
Taiwan	6	13.0%	6
India	4	8.7%	4
Singapore	2	4.3%	2

Sample. 46 of the 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026 are based in or limited to listed countries; 46 of them name a single country. The 5 countries named most often, of 6.

A role naming several countries counts for each. Only there: roles whose list names this country alone.

A row is marked as a small sample where the employer's limited roles do not outweigh the average of the employers for that country (the weight fitted on every employer's own count).

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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What Coupang calls its security roles

Which words do Coupang's security job titles use most?

Title word	Its open roles	Share of its roles	Share at other employers	Its median pay a year
Engineer or developer	33	71.7%	55.3%	$185,000
Director, head or VP	5	10.9%	3.4%	n/a
Penetration tester or red teamer	3	6.5%	2.8%	n/a
Analyst	2	4.3%	8.5%	n/a
Architect	2	4.3%	4.2%	n/a
Manager	2	4.3%	8.2%	n/a
Officer	2	4.3%	0.8%	n/a
Specialist	2	4.3%	2.8%	n/a
Lead	1	2.2%	4.0%	n/a
None of these words	2	4.3%	4.3%	n/a

Sample. 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026, by the words in their titles (the same vocabulary as the job titles report).

A title can use several of these words and counts for each, so shares add to more than 100%. Whole words, case-insensitive.

A median needs at least 3 distinct advertised salaries, as on the job board. Pay is measured as on the job board: one sample per distinct advertised salary (the middle of a stated range; a role posted again at the same pay counts once), and an advertised maximum ("up to $X") is a ceiling, not a salary, so it is counted and left out. Typical pay is the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours); it and the median are rounded to three significant figures, as on every list.

A word is marked as a small sample where Coupang's open roles do not outweigh the average of the employers for that word (the weight fitted on every employer's own count).

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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What security roles at Coupang ask for

Do the security roles Coupang lists ask for a degree, a certification, a clearance, years of experience or a test?

The description	Its roles	Share of its roles read	Other employers' roles read
Mentions a PhD or doctorate	4	8.7%	2.5%
Mentions a PhD or master's degree	5	10.9%	9.6%
Mentions a degree	17	37.0%	31.7%
Names a security certification	18	39.1%	29.9%
Mentions a security clearance	0	0.0%	6.1%
States years of experience	21	45.7%	52.4%
States weekly hours	0	0.0%	0.8%
Mentions an assessment, test or exercise	0	0.0%	2.0%
Mentions an interview	26	56.5%	27.8%
Mentions a background or identity check	0	0.0%	7.1%
Mentions contract or freelance terms	0	0.0%	1.8%

Sample. The full descriptions of 46 of the 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026, against 2,991 roles at the 695 other employers whose boards publish them. Median years asked: 8.

Read with the documented patterns of the requirements report (whole words, case-insensitive). A mention can be a requirement or a preference ('a master's degree is a plus'): both count.

Medians of years and hours need at least 3 roles stating them (the one minimum of every median); for hours the lower figure of a range counts.

Rows with fewer than 1.2 described roles are marked as a small sample and not ranked: below that the average of the rows weighs more than a row's own described roles (the weight fitted on the rows' own counts).

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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What an application to Coupang asks for

What does an application to Coupang ask for, and what must be filled in?

Item	Its forms asking	Its forms requiring it	Other employers' forms asking
Cover letter	100.0%	0.0%	60.2%
LinkedIn profile	100.0%	0.0%	85.4%
Phone number	100.0%	97.8%	92.3%
Resume or CV	100.0%	97.8%	99.9%
Location or country	80.4%	4.3%	84.5%
Portfolio or website	2.2%	0.0%	38.3%
Current employer	0.0%	0.0%	15.4%
Other file uploads	0.0%	0.0%	1.9%
GitHub profile	0.0%	0.0%	17.3%

Sample. The application forms of 46 of the 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026, read from its applicant-tracking system (Greenhouse); a median of 27 fields and 19 questions of its own (other employers' 2,316 forms: 15 fields).

Required: the form will not submit without it. Name and email, asked by every form, are not listed. Some employers apply in steps (a short form, then a technical assessment or a call); only the first form is read.

No row with any forms is a small sample: the rows differ so much that each reads on its own from its first.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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The questions Coupang adds to its form

What does Coupang ask applicants beyond a resume?

Question theme	Its forms asking	Forms	Other employers' forms asking
A past job or interview at the employer, or a conflict of interest	100.0%	46	27.4%
Citizenship or export-control status (US person, ITAR)	26.1%	12	14.0%
Work authorization or visa sponsorship	19.6%	9	72.5%
Relocation or working from an office	6.5%	3	25.6%
Age or being over 18	0.0%	0	4.6%
Start date, notice period or availability	0.0%	0	12.9%
A security clearance	0.0%	0	7.4%
A certification	0.0%	0	3.1%
Demographics (gender, race, veteran, disability)	0.0%	0	1.0%
Degree or field of study	0.0%	0	12.5%
Experience or years in a field	0.0%	0	14.2%
Languages spoken or fluency	0.0%	0	3.5%
Expected salary or pay	0.0%	0	19.5%
How you heard about the role	0.0%	0	2.0%

Sample. The application forms of 46 security roles Coupang listed open on 14 Nov 2026; themes read from the label of each question the employer adds to its form.

A question can match more than one theme. Demographic questions are usually optional and asked for equal-opportunity reporting.

No row with any forms is a small sample: the rows differ so much that each reads on its own from its first.

Source. CyberJobs.cc Research, Coupang Security Hiring Data, live data.

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Other employers: Every employer this site reads other than Coupang, over the same window and pooled: counts are summed and medians are taken over all their figures together. Coupang is compared with the rest of the market, not with a market that includes it.
Rank: Its place among the employers with open roles on the last day of the window, highest first (longest first for days listed). A share is ranked where the employer's open roles read on their own among the employers (they reach the weight of the employers' average share, fitted on their own counts), a pay median from 3 distinct advertised figures and days listed from 3 removed roles, so an employer below one is not ranked on that measure.
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Removed listing: A role that left its employer's board during the window, other than with a change in how this site reads the board (see New listing).
Change in our reading: When this site changes how it reads an employer's board (a page or department read too, a relevance rule changed), the roles that came into view or left it from that change to the end of its week are this site's reading, not the employer's hiring: they are not new listings or removals, and changes in open roles are measured like for like across it. Each employer's report says what changed. This site has read Coupang's board the same way since it was first read.
Days listed: From a removed role's listing date to the last day it was seen on its board. A median needs at least 3 removed roles with a known listing date.
Advertised pay: The pay a posting publishes, on one scale: a year's pay in US dollars (the middle of a stated range; an hourly rate counts as 2,080 hours, a monthly one as 12 months). Pay in another currency is kept in that currency and left out of these medians. Counted once per distinct figure, as the job board counts it. Typical pay is the span from the 25th percentile of range midpoints to the 90th percentile of range tops, every figure taken as a full-time year (an hourly rate times 2,080 hours), stated from 3 distinct figures.
Compared within the same specialties: For each specialty where both Coupang and the other employers publish at least 3 distinct figures, its median over theirs, minus one; averaged across those specialties, weighted by its distinct figures, so an employer hiring for better-paid specialties is not read as paying more for the same work. It needs two such specialties.
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Specialty: Each role is classified from its title and description into one of the 10 security specialties this site tracks (Security Operations & Incident Response, Security Engineering, Cloud Security, Application & Product Security, Identity & Access Management, Penetration Testing & Red Team, Threat Intelligence & Security Research, Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Security Architecture & Consulting, Security Leadership). Every specialty links to its own page.
Mention: A description mentions a degree, certification, clearance or tool when it contains one of the patterns published in the requirements report. A mention may be a requirement or a preference.
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Window: Live: the last 28 complete days, in UTC, with the weekly series over the last twelve complete ISO weeks from the week of 11 Nov 2026 at the earliest. Edition: one calendar month, in UTC, its weeks cut at the month's edges.

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The weekly series, pay week by week, new and removed listings and days listed appear once the board has six weeks of its own history (from 28 Dec 2026): in its first weeks the removals include roles this site's own relevance rules took off the board, and the first week is every employer's back catalogue.

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CyberJobs.cc (2026). Coupang Security Hiring Data (live data, 11 Nov 2026 to 14 Nov 2026). https://cyberjobs.cc/research/coupang-hiring-data (accessed 15 Nov 2026)

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@misc{cyberjobscc_coupang_hiring_data_live,
  author = {{CyberJobs.cc}},
  title = {Coupang Security Hiring Data (live data, 11 Nov 2026 to 14 Nov 2026)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://cyberjobs.cc/research/coupang-hiring-data}},
  note = {Accessed 15 Nov 2026},
}

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