Tech Lead Manager, Mobile — Search AI Product & Mobile
Core
Lead the Search API Product & Mobile team to drive Coupang's business and pave the way for future AI search experiences, owning the critical search and discovery surface where 60%+ of transactions happen.
Role type
Senior Tech Lead Manager, Mobile (Search AI Product)
Builds
Coupang's mobile search and discovery features, including search results pages, query suggestions, zero-state discovery, and AI-powered recommendations.
Domain
E-commerce / Mobile Development / AI Search
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, TCA, Coordinators), High-traffic consumer app development, A/B experimentation, Technical leadership & architecture design, Mobile performance optimization (memory, concurrency, rendering, network), Team building & mentoring
Preferred skills
Search/discovery/recommendation product experience, On-device ML inference (Core ML, ONNX) & server-side model integration, LLM-based product features (conversational search, semantic ranking), Large-scale marketplace app background, Backend API & data pipeline fluency, Early-stage startup ownership
Technologies
iOS, Android, Core ML, ONNX
Responsibilities
Build and mentor a team of iOS and Android engineers; Define and drive architecture for search and discovery features; Set technical direction for mobile-side ML model integration; Lead architecture reviews and design docs; Own end-to-end technical quality bar (performance, latency, memory).
