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Senior Staff, Machine Learning Engineer (Coupang Eats Search)

Coupang · Seoul, South Korea

Posted 27 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
27 days
Coupang's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
1% of Coupang's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Coupang
high
365 stale, 14 reposted of 717 open
Hiring momentum
1065 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Coupang's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Coupang.

About this role

As a Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Coupang Eats, you will lead innovations in machine learning for search retrieval and relevance, directly impacting how customers discover products and services. Your role involves owning the machine learning models and strategies, establishing metrics for success, and driving improvements in customer experience through advanced query understanding and retrieval techniques. You will also coach engineers and collaborate with data analysts to enhance the Coupang Eats Search experience.

Our read on this posting3.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
5/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Coupang as an employer.

What you need

  • 10+ years in search, information retrieval, NLP
  • Deep expertise in product understanding, retrieval, relevance, and modern LLM techniques
  • Proven delivery of large-scale consumer Search systems with measurable customer and business impact
  • Experience in designing retrieval methods for distributed, low-latency systems at scale with relevance guarantee
  • Masters or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related technical fields

Nice to have

  • Food delivery, local commerce, e-commerce, advertising experience
  • Hyperlocal, time-sensitive ranking using location, availability, delivery time, price, and promotion signals
  • Multilingual or localized Search experience across markets
  • Practical experience with embeddings, transformers, LLMs that delivered measurable impact
  • Publications in search, NLP, e-commerce, or advertising

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • The recruitment process may vary and could change due to scheduling or other circumstances
  • Job posting may close early if all openings are filled
  • Coupang reserves the right to rescind an offer if false information is submitted

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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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