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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 58 days Coupang's roles stay open a median of 82 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 1% of Coupang's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Coupang
- high 717 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
- 2026-10-24
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 Staff Data Engineer on the Search and Discovery team, you will build and manage analytics and production data ETL/ELT systems to handle high-volume data ingestion from various sources. Your role involves collaborating with Data Science, Engineering, and Product teams to ensure data quality and reliability, while optimizing systems for performance and scalability. You will also define SLAs for data systems and ensure compliance with industry standards.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- 6 years of relevant industry experience as a data engineer in a technology company
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
- Proficiency in Data modeling, ETL, Python and SQL
Nice to have
- 8+ years experience in data/engineering overall
- Experience with distributed processing technologies and frameworks and distributed storage systems (e.g. HDFS, S3)
- Experience with ETL schedulers (e.g. Airflow, Dagster, DBT)
- Experience with massive datasets, with an understanding of how to optimize data extraction
- Expertise in experimentation and statistics
What you get
- Annual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary
- 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
- 401K Plan with Company Match
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned beyond ETL, Python, and SQL
- The role involves a significant amount of collaboration with other teams, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- The base pay range is broad and depends on geographic location and experience, which may affect salary negotiations
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Listed by Coupang on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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