Job description

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce. We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day. Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. Role Overview The Search AI Product Engineering group is Coupang’s advanced product machine learning team. It keeps Coupang at the forefront of machine learning technology across multiple application areas including content understanding, recommendation, ranking and more. It is a high impact applied team that works on directly bringing that technology to the product in collaboration with product engineering teams. The main contribution of the team’s work is to drive top line metrics for wowing our customers and thriving Coupang business. What You Will Do Drive end-to-end Computer Vision and Machine learning methods that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale and complexity Build machine learning models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize and deploy your models into production. Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving. Run A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis to develop insights that drive product requirements. Research new and innovative Computer Vision approaches that can have direct impact to Coupang business. Present results and explain methods to the leadership. Mentor junior engineers on the team and partner teams and help to uplevel ML talent across the company. Basic Qualifications 6+ years working experience in the engineering teams that build large-scale ML-driven user-facing products Extensive knowledge in deep learning and computer vision techniques. Experience with state of the art ML modeling techniques and approaches like transformers, self supervised pre-training, generative modeling, LLMs, etc. Hands-on experience training and applying models at scale using deep learning frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow. Successful candidates in this role need to be able to build bridge state of the art approaches to real world impact. Proficient coding skills in Java, C++ or Python Masters or PhD in Comp Sci or related fields Preferred Qualifications Experience in working on, backend and ML systems for large-scale user-facing products, and have a good understanding of how they all work. Experience in closely collaborating with other engineering teams to ship new ML technologies to improve recommendation, content understanding, and ranking systems at scale. The ideal candidate will possess the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and initiative to achieve goals. Pay & Benefits Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation. The base pay for this position ranges from $174,000K/year to $299,000K/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. General Description of All Benefits Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA) Long-term/Short-term Disability Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program 401K Plan with Company Match 18-21 days of the Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure 12 Public Holidays Paid Parental leave Pre-tax commuter benefits MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station General Description of Other Compensation "Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale. Recruitment Process and Others Recruitment Process Application Review - Job Fit Interview - Focus 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. Privacy Notice Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below: coupang.jobs Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ,ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com . Job Requisition ID : R0077659

Requirements

Must-haves

Drive end-to-end Computer Vision and Machine learning methods that have a high degree of ambiguity, scale and complexity
Build machine learning models, perform proof-of-concept, experiment, optimize and deploy your models into production.
Establish scalable, efficient, automated processes for data analysis, machine-learning model development, model validation and serving.
Run A/B experiments, gather data, and perform statistical analysis to develop insights that drive product requirements.
Research new and innovative Computer Vision approaches that can have direct impact to Coupang business.
Present results and explain methods to the leadership.
Mentor junior engineers on the team and partner teams and help to uplevel ML talent across the company.
6+ years working experience in the engineering teams that build large-scale ML-driven user-facing products
Extensive knowledge in deep learning and computer vision techniques.
Experience with state of the art ML modeling techniques and approaches like transformers, self supervised pre-training, generative modeling, LLMs, etc.
Proficient coding skills in Java, C++ or Python
Masters or PhD in Comp Sci or related fields

Nice-to-haves

Experience in working on, backend and ML systems for large-scale user-facing products, and have a good understanding of how they all work.
Experience in closely collaborating with other engineering teams to ship new ML technologies to improve recommendation, content understanding, and ranking systems at scale.
The ideal candidate will possess the self-motivation, curiosity, creativity and initiative to achieve goals.
Pay & Benefits
The base pay for this position ranges from $174,000K/year to $299,000K/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
General Description of All Benefits
Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Long-term/Short-term Disability
12 Public Holidays
MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station
General Description of Other Compensation

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