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Coupang is a major force in e-commerce and retail technology, known for building large-scale logistics and engineering operations in the U.S. The company has an active sponsorship track record, making it a realistic target for international candidates in technical and operations roles.
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Get Access To All JobsWe 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're collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant 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.
Role Overview
As our Staff Software Engineer, ML infra Engineer for Search & Discovery organization, you will be in charge of designing and implementing durable & efficient software solutions that handle massive volume of structured and unstructured data needed to train complex ML models and efficiently serve them online.
The Search & Discovery organization is responsible for optimizing customers' navigation experience and driving long-term growth. Every week millions of customers use search in our app or on coupang.com, more than one third of them make purchases. Over half of the Coupang sales are directly attributed to search and recommendation. Many business initiatives and growth strategies are driven or boosted by ranking and recommendation.
This role is an opportunity to build scalable offline and online ML platforms to support ranking and recommendation, and business decision making. You will be handling billions of records of user interaction data, and petabytes of raw log files, and transforming them into data objects that can be easily consumed by engineers and scientists. You will also be responsible for serving complex ML models in real time to help millions of Coupang customers search and discover products. If you are passionate about big data engineering and scalable serving systems, you want to make real business impact, and you are a true problem solver, this is the right job for you.
What You Will Do
- 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 Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station
General Description of Other Compensation
"Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.
Recruitment Process and Others
Recruitment Process
- Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – 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
Details 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.
- Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.
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/privacy-policy/
Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com.
Job Requisition ID: R0075534
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're collectively disrupting the multi-billion-dollar e-commerce industry from the ground up. We are one of the fastest-growing e-commerce companies that established an unparalleled reputation for being a dominant 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.
Role Overview
As our Staff Software Engineer, ML infra Engineer for Search & Discovery organization, you will be in charge of designing and implementing durable & efficient software solutions that handle massive volume of structured and unstructured data needed to train complex ML models and efficiently serve them online.
The Search & Discovery organization is responsible for optimizing customers' navigation experience and driving long-term growth. Every week millions of customers use search in our app or on coupang.com, more than one third of them make purchases. Over half of the Coupang sales are directly attributed to search and recommendation. Many business initiatives and growth strategies are driven or boosted by ranking and recommendation.
This role is an opportunity to build scalable offline and online ML platforms to support ranking and recommendation, and business decision making. You will be handling billions of records of user interaction data, and petabytes of raw log files, and transforming them into data objects that can be easily consumed by engineers and scientists. You will also be responsible for serving complex ML models in real time to help millions of Coupang customers search and discover products. If you are passionate about big data engineering and scalable serving systems, you want to make real business impact, and you are a true problem solver, this is the right job for you.
What You Will Do
- 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 Holidays
- Paid Parental leave
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- MTV - [Free] Electric Car Charging Station
General Description of Other Compensation
"Other Compensation" includes, but is not limited to, bonuses, equity, or other forms of compensation that would be offered to the hired applicant in addition to their established salary range or wage scale.
Recruitment Process and Others
Recruitment Process
- Application Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview – 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
Details 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.
- Those eligible for employment protection (recipients of veteran's benefits, the disabled, etc.) may receive preferential treatment for employment in accordance with applicable laws.
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/privacy-policy/
Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hair styles), color, religion, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin (including language use restrictions), age (40 and over), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, family status (including but not limited to marital or domestic partnership status), military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities or affiliations, ancestry, citizenship, family and medical leave status, status as a victim of any violent crime, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Coupang is also committed to providing a safe work environment for its employees and its consumers.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application of recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at usrecruiting@coupang.com.
Job Requisition ID: R0075534
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Target engineering and technology roles first
Coupang's U.S. sponsorship activity is concentrated in software engineering, data science, and technical product roles. These positions align most closely with the H-1B specialty occupation standard, giving candidates with technical backgrounds the strongest path to sponsorship.
Understand Coupang's retail-tech hybrid identity
Coupang isn't a traditional retailer, it operates more like a logistics and technology company. Framing your experience around supply chain systems, platform infrastructure, or data-driven operations can make your application more relevant to what their teams actually build.
Prioritize Green Card-track positions if you're thinking long-term
Coupang has a strong track record of supporting permanent residence pathways, particularly EB-2 and EB-3 sponsorship. If long-term U.S. residency is your goal, look for roles in departments with established PERM history when evaluating offers.
Check whether your OPT timeline aligns with Coupang's hiring cycles
Coupang sponsors F-1 OPT, but large retail-tech companies often hire on structured cycles. Apply early and confirm that your OPT expiration and any STEM extension window gives enough lead time before your status requires an H-1B transition.
Look for roles outside Seattle and beyond the core tech team
Coupang has expanded U.S. operations across logistics, operations management, and corporate functions. Sponsored roles aren't limited to pure engineering, operations and supply chain candidates with degree-matched backgrounds may also qualify for H-1B sponsorship.
Filter for verified sponsors before you apply
Not every Coupang job listing will mention sponsorship explicitly. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history, helping you confirm Coupang's track record before investing time in the application process.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Coupang sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, Coupang sponsors H-1B visas for qualifying roles in the United States. Sponsorship is most common in software engineering, data science, and technical product functions, where positions meet the H-1B specialty occupation standard. Candidates should confirm sponsorship availability directly with the recruiter during initial outreach, as not every role is eligible.
What visa types does Coupang sponsor?
Coupang sponsors H-1B visas for skilled workers, Green Cards through the EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories, and F-1 OPT for recent graduates. The company also sponsors TN visas for eligible Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying professional roles. The mix of visa types reflects a workforce that spans early-career hires through senior technical staff.
Which departments or roles at Coupang are most likely to receive visa sponsorship?
Technical roles in software engineering, machine learning, data engineering, and product management have historically been the strongest candidates for H-1B sponsorship at Coupang. Operations and supply chain roles with degree-matched backgrounds may also qualify. Green Card sponsorship through PERM tends to follow employees who have been in sponsored H-1B roles for one or more years.
How do I find open visa-sponsored jobs at Coupang?
Migrate Mate is the most efficient way to find sponsored roles at Coupang, the platform filters jobs by verified sponsorship history so you're not guessing from job descriptions. Search for Coupang directly on Migrate Mate to see current openings and confirm which positions align with the visa types the company actively supports.
How do I approach the application process at Coupang as an international candidate?
Apply through Coupang's careers page and address your visa status early in the recruiter screening call rather than waiting for them to ask. Large retail-tech companies like Coupang typically have an internal immigration team or outside counsel, which means the logistics of sponsorship are manageable, the key is landing in a role where sponsorship has precedent. Tailor your application to the technical or operational scope of the role, not just your visa situation.