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Staff, Machine Learning Engineer (Search & Discovery)

Coupang · Seoul, South Korea

Posted 29 days ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
29 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 Machine Learning Engineer at Coupang, you will lead the design and development of recommendation systems that enhance customer product discovery. Your role involves collaborating with global teams, mining data for insights, developing machine learning models, and mentoring other engineers. You will focus on leveraging AI/ML technologies to create impactful algorithms that improve user experience and drive business growth.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
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

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or closely related fields
  • Proven ability to derive actionable insights from complex datasets using advanced AI/ML technologies
  • Demonstrated experience as a domain technical leader driving collaboration across teams
  • 5+ years of professional experience in applied AI/ML with large-scale datasets
  • Fast paced self-learner with a track record of launching successful algorithms
  • Professional proficiency in Python and/or Java

Nice to have

  • Ph.D. or Master degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or related science majors
  • Experience with Recommendation or Search Systems
  • Experience with LLMs, PLMs, and embedding models
  • Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP including services like Vertex AI
  • Industrial experience working with online serving systems at scale

Worth weighing

  • No salary listed
  • Role involves significant collaboration across global teams
  • The job may require a fast-paced learning environment
  • Job titles and responsibilities may change based on candidate experience

Summarised from Coupang's posting. Read the full original.

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

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