Coupang · 1 day ago
Senior Staff ML Infra Engineer – Search & Discovery
Mountain View, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$159K/yr - $351K/yr
8+ years expCoupang is a fast-growing e-commerce company known for its innovative approach to shopping and customer experience. The Senior Staff ML Infra Engineer will design and implement software solutions for managing large volumes of data to optimize search and recommendation systems, directly impacting the customer navigation experience. This role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop scalable ML platforms that enhance business decision-making and customer satisfaction.
ApparelConsumer ElectronicsConsumer GoodsCustomer ServiceE-CommerceRetailShopping
Responsibilities
Proactively drive the execution of end-to-end data platform, data quality roadmap for Search & Discovery ML efforts
Take ownership, consolidate and optimize the Search & Discovery core data logging, processing, and ML model training pipelines
Develop and scale data infrastructure that powers batch and real-time data processing, monitoring, and debugging for ML experiments
Drive design and implementation of scalable ML based ranking system and online ML inference services
Build strong cross-functional partnerships with Data Scientists, Analysts, Product Managers, Indexing Platform Engineers, Ranking Engineers and Data Platform Engineers to understand both the offline and online needs and deliver on those needs
Research, analyze and select technical approaches for solving difficult and challenging development and integration problems, coach and mentor other engineers in process and methodologies
Qualification
Required
BS or MS degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience
8+ years of professional experience
Computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, performance complexity, and implications of computer architecture on software performance (e.g., I/O and memory tuning)
Experience with Big Data tools and ETL frameworks (Hadoop, Hive, Presto, Spark, Scala, Apache Airflow, etc.)
Experience with ML frameworks such as Tensorflow and Pytorch
Experience with deploying highly robust and scalable data pipelines processing petabytes of data
Experience in managing mission critical services with high throughput and low latency
Experience with integrating applications and platforms with cloud technologies (i.e, AWS and GCP)
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to conduct meetings and make professional presentations, and explain complex concepts and technical material to non-technical users
Preferred
Experience with machine learning platform for search & discovery related rankings is a strong plus
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
Company
Coupang
Coupang is an e-commerce platform that offers a wide variety of products, including apparel, electronics, and home goods.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.42BKey Investors
SoftBank Vision FundSoftBankBlackRock Private Equity Partners
2021-03-11IPO
2021-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2018-11-20Private Equity· $2B
Leadership Team
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Gaurav Anand
Chief Financial Officer
Harold Rogers
General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
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