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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Tech Lead Manager, Mobile - Search AI Product & Mobile - **Company:** Coupang, Inc. - **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $194,000.0 - $243,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Apple IOS, Mobile Application Development, Protocol Stack, Software Design Documents, Memory Management, Machine Learning, Model View ViewModel, Software Product Management, Search Technologies, Large Language Models, Backend, ONNX (Open Neural Network Exchange) Format, Data Pipelines, Web Api - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a380e70db7b49a21 ## About the Role * 8+ years of industry experience in mobile development and 2 years of people management experience. * Expert proficiency in either iOS or Android * Strong grasp of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, TCA, Coordinators, etc.) and when to apply them * Experience building and shipping features in high-traffic, data-intensive consumer apps * Demonstrated experience with A/B experimentation on mobile - instrumentation, analysis, iteration * Proven technical leadership: you've shaped architecture decisions, written design docs, and driven alignment across teams * Strong understanding of mobile performance: memory management, concurrency, rendering pipeline, network stack * Track record of mentoring and growing engineers around you 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-based product features (conversational search, query rewriting, semantic ranking) * Background in large-scale e-commerce or marketplace mobile apps * Comfort reading and reasoning about backend APIs, data pipelines, and ML model outputs (you don't need to build them, but you need to work fluently with the people who do) * Proven track record of strong ownership, ideally within an early-stage startup or high-growth tech environment ## Description 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. The main 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. * Define and drive the architecture for Coupang's search and discovery features, including search results pages, query suggestions, zero-state discovery, and AI-powered recommendations * Set technical direction for mobile-side integration of ML models (on-device inference, server-side ranking signal consumption, feature flag-gated experiments) * Lead architecture reviews and design docs; your decisions have long-term codebase impact * Own the end-to-end technical quality bar: performance budgets, memory footprints, latency targets, * Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview - Offer * The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. * Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage. Details to Consider * This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. * Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process. * Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws. ## Related Videos - [Edge AI on iOS: Beyond the Cloud, Designing the Next Generation of Intelligent On-Device Apps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100225-edge-ai-on-ios-beyond-the-cloud-designing-the-next-generation-of-intelligent-on-device-apps) - [Xcode development redefAIned](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100195-xcode-development-redefained) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Web APIs you might not know about](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/281-web-apis-you-might-not-know-about) - [Harnessing Apple Intelligence: Live Coding with Swift for iOS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1515-harnessing-apple-intelligence-live-coding-with-swift-for-ios) - [Future of Mobile AI. 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