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Sr.Director, Data Science & Data Engineering

Mountain ViewFull-time$184k2026-08-31 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead a global 20-person organization of Data Scientists and Data Engineers to optimize Search and Discovery experiences using LLMs, ranking models, and personalization systems.

Role type

Senior Director, Data Science & Data Engineering

Builds

Search and Discovery features for Coupang's e-commerce platform

Domain

E-commerce, Search, Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

People management, Experimentation design, Statistical analysis, Strategic communication, ML model configuration, LLM optimization

Preferred skills

E-commerce domain experience, Global team leadership, 0-1 product building, Fast-scaling tech company background

Technologies

LLMs, Ranking models, Personalization systems

Responsibilities

Lead a global 20-person organization, Optimize LLMs and ranking models, Lead the experimentation function, Partner with cross-functional leads

Seniority

Senior Director, hands-on leadership