Staff Data Scientist - Search and Discovery
Core
Lead the Data Science function for Coupang's Search and Discovery team to optimize the customer journey from query understanding to personalized recommendations for millions of daily shoppers.
Role type
Staff Data Scientist (Search & Discovery)
Builds
Search relevance, personalized recommendations, and discovery experiences for Coupang's e-commerce platform.
Domain
E-commerce, Search, Recommendation Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Experimentation and statistics, SQL, Python/R, ML ranking models, LLMs, massive dataset optimization, cross-functional communication
Preferred skills
E-commerce experience, Search experience, Mandarin fluency
Responsibilities
Own the Data Science function within the Search and Discovery org, analyze customer interactions with search results, lead experiment ideation and measurement, build datasets for team analysis, optimize core search product using ML and LLMs
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with team leadership