Senior Staff Data Scientist

About us We exist to wow our customers. We know we’re doing the right thing when we hear our customers say, “How did we 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. 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 t…