Senior Staff Data Scientist

The role

You will build scalable modeling and automation systems to solve complex marketplace problems. The role involves designing and implementing solutions for image recognition, AI marketing solutions, and data automation across Korea and Japan markets.

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 from problem definition to deployment and iteration
• Build production-ready code and collaborate closely with engineers
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned with business goals
• Develop image recognition for restaurant onboarding
• Develop AI solutions for marketing targeting segments and creatives
• Replace manual processes with automated pipelines
• Build systems that generate reliable datasets for business decisions
• Work on delivery efficiency, ETA accuracy, and marketplace balance

Required qualifications

• 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
• 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
• Focus on building solutions that scale rather than one-off analyses
• Strong learning agility
• Pragmatic mindset

Nice to have

• English proficiency preferred

About the company

Coupang Eats is expanding its services beyond food delivery into grocery and retail shopping. The company aims to deliver a better customer experience through innovation across new services and categories.