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Coupang's AI+Data Platform team builds and operates the data infrastructure that powers search, pricing, logistics, streaming content, and experimentation across the company. We are seeking a seasoned Sr. Staff Back-end Engineer focused on data platforms to lead architecture, design highly scalable data services, and drive adoption of modern data and ML tooling across engineering and analytics stakeholders.

Skills

  • Deep knowledge of data infrastructure and analytics platforms
  • Strong data modeling and SQL proficiency
  • Familiarity with data science tools and ML lifecycle concepts (training, validation, inference)
  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and performance tuning
  • Proven track record deploying and operating cloud-native services (AWS and/or GCP)
  • Experience designing data ingestion, transformation, and serving pipelines
  • Understanding of experimentation methodologies (A/B testing, multivariate testing)
  • Software engineering fundamentals: version control, CI/CD, production-quality code
  • Good written and verbal communication; ability to present technical topics to non-technical audiences
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration (containers, serverless, Kubernetes)

Responsibilities

  • Lead architectural design and technology selection for core data platform services and components
  • Evolve analytical ecosystems to enable advanced data capabilities including data lakes, pipelines, and GenAI workflows
  • Drive technical decisions across systems, services, algorithms, operations, and processes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to produce detailed designs and implement end-to-end features
  • Partner with internal clients (MLEs, BAs, Data Engineers, product teams) to gather requirements and promote platform adoption
  • Own reliability, scalability, and performance tuning for services serving millions of users
  • Design and improve experimentation capabilities (A/B testing, statistical analysis) for product decisions
  • Promote best practices in CI/CD, cloud operations, observability, and incident response

Education

  • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and performance-based incentives
  • Equity/stock or long-term incentive opportunities
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement savings plan (401k) and financial benefits
  • Flexible paid time off and parental leave policies
  • Professional development and training support
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Coupang is one of the largest and fastest-growing e-commerce companies in the world. Its innovative technologies and novel approach to mobile commerce and customer service have set a new standard for e-commerce in Korea and beyond. Powered by its ...

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