--- title: 'Senior Staff Data Scientist at Coupang' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-staff-data-scientist-coupang-seoul-hj8krgss994a' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-16' --- # Senior Staff Data Scientist at Coupang - **Company:** Coupang - **Location:** Seoul, South Korea - **Posted:** 2026-08-12 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16 - **Apply:** https://www.coupang.jobs/en/jobs/?gh_jid=8048155 ## Job description ## About us Coupang Eats is creating new experiences that make everyday life more convenient for customers by expanding its services beyond food delivery into grocery and retail shopping. Driven by a constant commitment to delivering a better customer experience, we continue to challenge ourselves and lead innovation across new services and categories. Coupang Eats empowers employees who create opportunities and deliver results by giving them greater roles and responsibilities. Here, you can turn your ideas into action, create even greater opportunities through your achievements, and experience the fulfillment of directly driving business growth. If you want to grow alongside experts in their respective fields and take on even greater challenges together, join Coupang Eats today. ## About the Role Coupang Eats is looking for a Data Scientist who can go beyond analysis and build systems that directly influence business decisions at scale. In this role, you will work on complex, real-world problems across marketplace operations, with huge amount of data having a lot of complexity. You will be expected to turn these challenges into structured solutions by combining analytical thinking, modeling, and production-ready implementations. ## Why This Role - This is a hands-on role with strong ownership — from framing problems to deploying solutions that drive measurable impact. - You will work across Coupang Eats’ Korea and Japan markets, solving similar classes of problems under different data conditions and operational environments, and scaling solutions across regions. - The role leans heavily toward building scalable modeling and automation systems (~70%), with a smaller portion focused on analytical exploration and insights (~30%). - Direct impact on a fast-growing, highly competitive marketplace - Opportunities to work on large-scale, complex, real-world data problems - High ownership and ability to see your work used in production and direct interaction with leadership team in Coupang Eats. ## What You Will Work On You will work on problems where simple analysis is not sufficient, requiring scalable systems and automated decision logic. Platform Coverage - Developing image recognition to help our restaurant onboard to Coupang Eats quickly - developing AI solutions to generate marketing targeting segments and even banners, creatives Data Automation at Scale - Replace manual processes with automated pipelines - Build systems that generate reliable datasets used for business decisions - Improve data quality and coverage with minimal manual intervention - These systems directly power downstream decisions such as pricing, selection, and marketplace strategy Operational & Optimization Problems - Work on problems such as delivery efficiency, ETA accuracy, and marketplace balance - Translate operational challenges into data-driven solutions that can be deployed and iterated on - Focus on improving not just model performance, but real-world outcomes ## What You Will Do - Break down ambiguous business problems into structured, solvable components - Design and implement scalable solutions combining data processing, modeling, and system logic - Own the full lifecycle: problem definition → solution design → deployment → iteration - Build production-ready code and collaborate closely with engineers - Partner with stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned with business goals ## What We Are Looking For Problem Solving & Ownership - Strong ability to work through open-ended problems by analysing business requirements and applying AI/ML techniques - Comfortable making decisions based on data and imperfect information - Track record of delivering practical solutions with measurable impact Technical Strength - Proficiency in Python or SQL + vibe-coding and harness engineering. - Experience working with large-scale data and building reliable data, AI workflows, AI agents. - Familiarity with modeling, algorithms, or optimization techniques - Ability to write clean, maintainable, and production-quality code Ways of Working - Focus on building solutions that scale rather than one-off analyses - Strong learning agility — able to pick up new tools or approaches quickly - Pragmatic mindset: choose the right approach for the problem, not just the most complex one - English proficiency preferred Recruitment Process and Others: Recruitment Process - Application Review - 1st Interview - Virtual Onsite Interviews - Offer - The exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances. - Interview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage. Things to Consider - This job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled. - Coupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process. - Coupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants. Privacy Notice - Your personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below. - https://www.coupang.jobs/en/privacy-policy/ Document Return Policy - This notification is given pursuant to Article 11 (6) of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. - A job applicant, who has applied but not been finally selected for a position at Coupang (the “ Company ”), may request the Company to return his/her hiring documents submitted pursuant to the Fair Hiring Procedure Act. However, this will not apply where the hiring documents were submitted via the website of the Company or e-mail, or where the job applicant submitted those documents voluntarily without a request from the Company. In addition, if the hiring documents were destroyed due to a natural disaster or any other reasons not attributable to the Company, such documents will be deemed to have been returned to the job applicant. - A job applicant who wishes to request the return of his/her hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above should fill out a “Request for Return of Hiring Documents” [Annex Form No. 3 in the Enforcement Rule of the Fair Hiring Procedure Act] and submit the request to the Company by email (recruitingops@coupang.com) In such case, within fourteen (14) days from the date of identifying the receipt of the request, the Company will send the hiring documents to the job applicant’s designated address via registered mail. Please be informed that the job applicant is required to pay the postage on the registered mail. - In preparation for a job applicant’s request for the return of hiring documents pursuant to the main sentence of paragraph 2 above, the Company shall retain the original hiring documents submitted by the job applicant for 180 days from the completion of the recruiting process. If no request is made until the end of this period, all of his/her hiring documents will be destroyed immediately in accordance with the Personal Information Protection Act. ## Equal Opportunities for All Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. Our unprecedented success could not be possible without the valuable inputs of our globally diverse team. ## About Coupang ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Coupang is a global technology and Fortune 150 company that reimagines commerce by integrating e-commerce, logistics, last-mile delivery, restaurant delivery, video streaming, and fintech services to wow customers. - **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: CPNG) - **Headquarters**: Seattle, Washington, USA (global HQ); operates major hubs in Seoul, South Korea, and other locations. - **Founded**: 2010 - **Founders**: Bom Kim (Bong-Seok Kim) ## Core Business - **Primary industry/industries**: E-commerce, Logistics & Fulfillment, Retail, Food Delivery, Fintech, Content Streaming, AI-driven Commerce. - **Target customers**: B2C (primarily consumers in South Korea, with growing global operations including Taiwan, Singapore, and the U.S.). - **Mission or purpose statement**: "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?'" ## Products & Services - **[Coupang (Rocket Delivery)](#)**: Core e-commerce platform offering millions of products with over 99% of orders delivered same or next day via a proprietary logistics network. Includes Rocket Fresh (groceries) and Rocket Now (ultra-fast delivery). - **[Coupang Eats](#)**: Restaurant food delivery service. - **[Coupang Play](#)**: Video streaming service (original content, sports, and licensed shows). - **[Farfetch](#)**: Global luxury fashion platform acquired by Coupang. - **[Coupang Fintech](#)**: Payment and financial services (e.g., Coupang Pay, credit card partnerships). - **[Coupang Logistics & Fulfillment Services](#)**: End-to-end logistics for third-party sellers and brands. - **[Rocket Growth](#)**: SaaS-like tools and services for sellers/suppliers to manage inventory, analytics, and advertising. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: ~$25.8 billion (as of mid-2026) [LinkedIn]. - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$34.5 billion** (most recent fiscal year) [LinkedIn]. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Publicly traded on NYSE (institutional investors include SoftBank, BlackRock, Fidelity, and others). Key partners include major global brands and local Korean suppliers. - **Growth Signals**: - Ranked **#132 on the 2026 Fortune 500**, jumping significantly [investor relations]. - Rapid AI-driven global commerce expansion (e.g., Taiwan, Singapore, and U.S. tech hubs). - 5,940 employees (linkedIn data, with monthly headcount growth of +1.1% and quarterly job posting growth of +154.2%). ## Competitive Advantages - **Fully Integrated Infrastructure**: Coupang owns and operates over 100 fulfillment and logistics centers (covering tens of millions of square feet) combined with proprietary software, AI, and machine learning to predict demand and route deliveries — a moat that competitors in Korea and emerging markets find hard to replicate. - **Speed & Reliability**: Over 99% of orders delivered same or next day (including dawn delivery) 365 days a year, setting a bar that most global e-commerce players cannot match. - **Customer Obsession Culture**: "Wow the Customer" is a core leadership principle, driving constant innovation to break traditional tradeoffs (speed, selection, price). - **Startup Culture with Fortune 150 Resources**: Offers the agility and risk-taking of an early-stage company combined with the stability, compensation, and scale of a large public corporation. ## Strategic Focus - **AI & Technology Leadership**: Heavy investment in AI/machine learning for demand forecasting, dynamic routing, and customer personalization. Actively hiring senior ML and data engineers [careers page]. - **Global Expansion**: Leveraging its Korean infrastructure playbook to enter new markets (Taiwan, Singapore) and grow its global footprint. - **Diversification into Fintech & Content**: Building out Coupang Pay, Coupang Play, and fintech products to create an ecosystem (similar to Amazon Prime's strategy). - **Farfetch Integration**: Turning the luxury fashion platform into a global growth driver. ## Why Work Here - **Culture**: "Best of both worlds" — startup energy (fast decision-making, ownership, risk-taking) with the resources of a Fortune 150 company. Flat hierarchy, open culture, and a strong "bias for action" ethos [coupang.jobs]. - **Remote/Hybrid/Office Policy**: Flexible working hours and work-from-home options are available. Many roles are based in offices (Seattle, Mountain View, Seoul, etc.) with state-of-the-art amenities including cafeterias serving three meals a day, lounge spaces, and coffee/snack bars. - **Benefits**: - Medical insurance for employee and direct family. - Paid family leave (for celebration or bereavement). - Learning programs (foreign languages, soft skills). - Global project opportunities (collaborate with teams across continents). - Team and company events (games, food, bonding). - **Engineering Culture**: High-impact projects — building the commerce infrastructure of the future (large-scale AI, logistics optimization, mobile-first, search & discovery). Emphasizes "Hire and Develop the Best" and "Learn & Iterate" principles. - **Career Growth**: Opportunities for internal rotations, upskilling, and taking on entrepreneurial initiatives within a massive scale. ## Sources 1. [Coupang Careers](https://www.coupang.jobs/en/) 2. [Why Work at Coupang](https://www.coupang.jobs/en/why-coupang/) 3. [Coupang About Us](https://www.aboutcoupang.com/aboutus/) 4. [Coupang Investor Relations](https://ir.aboutcoupang.com/overview/) 5. [LinkedIn - Coupang](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coupang) ## Other roles at Coupang - [[쿠팡페이] 신사업 그로스 마케팅 담당자 채용(경력 7년 이상) (Rocket Pay)](https://feeny.ai/job/7-rocket-pay-coupang-seoul-tv6cf9c69vcv) — Seoul, South Korea - [Staff Back-end Engineer (Rocket Pay)](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-back-end-engineer-rocket-pay-coupang-seoul-eysbbt61n44c) — Seoul, South Korea - [Director, Public Relation](https://feeny.ai/job/director-public-relation-coupang-taipei-qsappz71gmh5) — Taipei, Taiwan - [Staff Network Engineer (Global Network Engineering)](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-network-engineer-global-network-engineering-coupang-taipei-2g169nm59qyx) — Taipei, Taiwan - [[쿠팡] 구매 시스템 운영 전문가(Global Systems & Ops Excellence)](https://feeny.ai/job/global-systems-ops-excellence-coupang-seoul-qbah7nzm6a3h) — Seoul, South Korea - [[쿠팡] 시니어 가격 운영 담당자 (CE Pricing)](https://feeny.ai/job/ce-pricing-coupang-seoul-p6qaj2qhg4d1) — Seoul, South Korea - [[쿠팡] Finance 재무관리 담당자 (신입 가능/계약직)](https://feeny.ai/job/finance-coupang-seoul-0q6af62afxj9) — Seoul, South Korea - [Senior Program Management Specialist, Cross-Border Business](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-program-management-specialist-cross-border-business-coupang-taipei-recs9ye025ck) — Taipei, Taiwan - [[쿠팡이츠서비스] Delivery Operation 전략 팀장 (Front Line Operation)](https://feeny.ai/job/delivery-operation-front-line-operation-coupang-seoul-ec7cyr10b9s4) — Seoul, South Korea - [[쿠팡] 구매 전문가 (Indirect Procurement)](https://feeny.ai/job/indirect-procurement-coupang-seoul-nmf0vvv310vf) — Seoul, South Korea