Staff Backend Engineer, Offsite Ads

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Seattle, WA
159K-324K Annually
Senior level
eCommerce
Building the future of eCommerce. We push the boundaries of what’s possible to solve problems!
The Role
The Staff Backend Engineer will design and build large-scale machine learning models to enhance ad targeting and relevance, develop automated bidding techniques, architect machine learning platforms at scale, mentor junior developers, and collaborate with product teams to implement new advertising features.
Summary Generated by Built In

In Coupang Ads, we build one of the fastest growing advertising platforms based on Coupang’s e-commerce platform. Coupang is investing in building a world-class online marketing business where we run relevant ads and promotions across our website and mobile app.

Offsite Advertising is a product where we offer the opportunity to integrate advertising beyond Coupang’s website and apps, to Coupang’s affiliate partners and other popular advertising channels in South Korea and beyond, such as Google, Facebook, Naver, Coupang's affiliate partner network and various ad exchange networks.

This is an opportunity to be part of building up a new development organization with strong revenue potential inside a successful company. We’re building full-stack engineering teams to handle large scale advertising problems, including real-time behavioral targeting, auctioning and bidding systems and search-based advertising. In this role you will be responsible for innovating and building ad serving systems specific to offsite advertising on ad exchanges and publisher networks.


What You Will Do

Design features and build large-scale machine learning models and systems to improve ad targeting, relevance, ranking, and engagement

Develop new techniques for automated mechanisms, e.g. automated bidding, query expansion etc. for improving advertising platform efficiency

Develop new techniques for providing suggestions for advertisers to identify opportunities in the marketplace and improve their return on investments

Architect our machine learning platform at internet scale

Effectively lead projects across teams and mentor the junior developers

Work with product and sales teams to design and implement new ad product features


Basic Qualifications

8+ years of industry software engineering experience in machine learning, statistics, information retrieval

Deep knowledge in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling

Excellent communicator, both to technical and business audiences

Strong problem-solving skills

Self -starter and innovator who likes to solve complex problems

Proven track record of taking ownership and successfully delivering results

Ability to deal with ambiguity in business and technology

Ability to work in multi-cultural, cross functional team

Bachelors’ degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, science or equivalent


Preferred Qualifications

Experience with ads recommendation and marketplace advertising

Experience with real-time bidding on open-internet ad exchanges

Experience working with AWS (Amazon web services)

Experience working in startups


Pay & Benefits

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor 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 $159,000/year in our lowest geographic market to $324,000/year in our highest geographic market. 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.

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 [email protected].

Equal Opportunities for All

Coupang is an equal opportunity employer. Our unprecedented success could not be possible without the valuable inputs of our globally diverse team.

Top Skills

Deep Learning
Machine Learning
The Company
Mountain View, CA
70,000 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

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 entrepreneurial, 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.

Why Work With Us

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. At our core, we are bold and ambitious people that like to get our hands dirty and make a hands-on impact.

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