Coupang

Staff Data Engineer

Coupang · Mountain View, USA

Posted 21 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
21 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 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.

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

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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 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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