Senior Staff ML Engineer — Search & Discovery

Coupang; Mountain View (WY); On-site; USD 187,000 - 322,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life

AD&D insurance

401K Plan with Company Match

PTO 18-21 days per year

Public Holidays

Paid Parental leave

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Electric Car Charging Station

Job summary

Coupang is seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer for Search and Discovery in the US. You will lead advanced algorithms to improve Coupang’s product search and discovery with expertise in information retrieval, recommender systems, ML, DL, or NLP.

The role requires a track record of delivering impactful projects, the ability to solve hard problems, and collaboration across teams. Strong coding skills in Java, C++, or Python are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in related fields including Search, Information Retrieval, RecSys, ML, DL or NLP.
• Proficient coding skills in Java, C++ or Python
• Problem solver, Pragmatic and Open-minded
• Master Degree in Computer Science or related fields.
• Experience with handling large data volumes in a distributed environment

Responsibilities

• Root causes the bottleneck of the current search and recommendation systems and quantifies the defects.
• Propose solutions which address the search and discovery defects and leverage the state-of-the-art technologies, including ML, DL and large language model.
• Implement the solutions and conduct AB tests.
• Be a thought leader and able to gain consensus in the organization when needed.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

Education

Master Degree in Computer Science

PhD in Computer Science or related Engineering majors

Job description

Coupang is seeking a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer for Search and Discovery in the US. You will lead advanced algorithms to improve Coupang’s product search and discovery with expertise in information retrieval, recommender systems, ML, DL, or NLP.

The role requires a track record of delivering impactful projects, the ability to solve hard problems, and collaboration across teams. Strong coding skills in Java, C++, or Python are essential.