Senior Staff ML Infrastructure Engineer

Coupang is reimagining the shopping experience with the goal of wowing each customer from the instant they open the Coupang app to the moment an order is delivered to their door. Powered by an outstanding end-to-end e-commerce and logistics network and a fanatical culture of customer centricity, Coupang has broken tradeoffs around speed, selection and price.

Today, we provide exceedingly fast shipping speeds on millions of items including fresh groceries, delivered within hours nationwide, 365 days a year. We are doing this for millions of consumers in Korea. Korea is home to one of the largest and fastest growing e-commerce opportunities anywhere in the world.

Coupang Ads Tech ML Infrastructure provides the platform, services and tooling to empower engineers through the full lifecycle of ML engineering by improving developer experience and engineering efficiency. The work is critical for driving Coupang’s Ads business growth in areas like Ads relevance through foundational infrastructure capabilities. We are looking for a Senior Staff Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineers to build Coupang Ads Tech ML infrastructure from the ground up.

What You Will Do

• Build the platform, services and tooling for the full lifecycle of ML engineering
• Work with ML engineers who develop, train, deploy and operate ML models to optimize ML workflows and improve developer experience and developer efficiency
• Contribute to Coupang Ads Tech Infrastructure and improve how ML is integrated into Coupang Ads Tech infrastructure to meet requirements on engineering velocity, performance and reliability

 Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent
• 10+ years of experience with very large and complex distributed systems
• 5+ years of coding experience in one of the following: C++, Java, Python
• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate with technical and non- technical stakeholders across all levels of the organization

 Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with large scale ML infrastructure
• Extensive experience in designing complex backend systems
• Ability to challenge the existing norms to improve overall systems and processes

Pay & Benefits   

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor 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 $138,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $297,000/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.

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. 

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  [email protected]