Senior Staff Data Scientist

Role Overview

The Search and Discovery team is responsible for creating a world class search and discovery shopping experience for our customers, from “intent” based shopping to delighting the customer with serendipitous product discovery on every visit.

We are obsessed with optimizing the entire search customer journey, from query understanding and search relevance to personalized and category/mission aware search and recommendation experiences. Search and Recommendations drive over 70% of product discovery for our millions of daily customers, so the scale and impact of our work is massive.

• Own the Data Science function within a core pillar of Coupang’s Search and Discovery org
• Analyze how customers interact with Coupang’s search results to determine how to improve customer experience and business performance
• Lead experiment ideation, design, measurement, and interpretation
• Build datasets to increase the speed and accuracy with which the team analyzes data
• Understand the nuances of ML ranking models, LLMs, and more to determine how our core search product can be optimized

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math or a closely related field
• 8 years of Data Scientist experience in customer‑facing technology companies
• Expertise in experimentation and statistics
• Strong coding skills, including SQL and R/Python
• Experience with massive datasets, with an understanding of how to optimize data extraction
• Ability to communicate data concepts simply and succinctly to cross‑functional team members, up to the C‑suite
• Understanding of ML concepts, and how different model configurations affect model outcomes

• Strong coding skills, including SQL and R/Python
• Experience with massive datasets, with an understanding of how to optimize data extraction
• Ability to communicate data concepts simply and succinctly to cross‑functional team members, up to the C‑suite
• Understanding of ML concepts, and how different model configurations affect model outcomes
• Experience in e‑commerce and/or search

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 $174,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $290,000/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job‑related knowledge, skills and experience.

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HAS)
• Long‑term/Short‑term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) program
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• 18-21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure
• 12 Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental leave
• Pre‑tax commuter benefits
• Television‑[Free] Electric Car Charging Station

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 or wage scale.

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, marital status, military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities, or affiliations, citizenship, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

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