Staff ML Infra Engineer

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Company Introduction  

We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did I ever live without Coupang?” Born out of an obsession to make shopping, eating, and living easier than ever, we are collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar commerce industry from the ground up and establishing an unparalleled reputation for being leading and reliable force in South Korean commerce.  

We are proud to have the best of both worlds — a startup culture with the resources of a large global public company. This fuels us to continue our growth and launch new services at the speed we have been since our inception. We are all entrepreneurs surrounded by opportunities to drive new initiatives and innovations. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact. At Coupang, you will see yourself, your colleagues, your team, and the company grow every day.    

Our mission to build the future of commerce is real. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems and break traditional tradeoffs. Join Coupang now to create an epic experience in this always-on, high-tech, and hyper-connected world. 

• 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

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics or
  closely related fields
• 5 years of professional experience in applied machine learning
• Experience in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling
• Proficiency in Python and/or Java, with experience in building production grade ML
  systems

Preferred Qualifications

• 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
• Experience with machine learning platform for search & discovery related rankings is a strong plus

Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.

The base pay for this position ranges from $174,000K/year to $299,000K/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

General Description of All 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 Holida