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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.\nWe 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.\nOur 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.\nRole Overview\nThe Digital Trust Group at Coupang is the division responsible for safeguarding the company's global e-commerce platform through robust cybersecurity, data privacy engineering, and corporate IT security infrastructure. The group focuses on designing and implementing enterprise-wide security architectures-such as zero-trust access models, data loss prevention (DLP), and cloud security controls-while automating security processes to proactively mitigate risk across customer, merchant, and internal employee workflows.\nWhat You Will Do\nBuild AI-Powered Investigation Systems\nDevelop AI workflows that automate investigation and analysis tasks.\nBuild agent-based systems that interact with internal tools, data sources, and knowledge repositories.\nImprove reasoning quality, reliability, and performance of AI-driven workflows.\nImplement human-in-the-loop review and feedback mechanisms.\nBuild Detection and Risk Analytics\nDesign and implement detection logic for suspicious or high-risk activity.\nDevelop risk signals, behavioral analytics, and anomaly detection capabilities.\nCreate systems that combine multiple telemetry sources into actionable intelligence.\nImprove quality and coverage of existing detection capabilities.\nDevelop Data and Signal Pipelines\nBuild scalable batch and streaming pipelines for AI and analytics workloads.\nDevelop feature engineering workflows used by AI models and detection systems.\nCreate data products that support investigation, automation, and risk assessment.\nImprove data quality, observability, and operational reliability.\nBuild Production AI Services\nDesign and implement APIs, backend services, and distributed systems that support AI applications.\nDevelop frameworks that make AI workflows easier to deploy, evaluate, and operate.\nMonitor production systems and troubleshoot reliability or quality issues.\nParticipate in architecture discussions and contribute to technical design reviews.\nBasic Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics or closely related fields\n4 years of professional experience in applied machine learning\nExperience in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical modeling \nProficiency in Python and/or Java, with experience in building production grade ML systems\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience working with machine learning, AI, data-intensive systems, or analytics platforms.\nStrong understanding of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.\nExperience designing APIs and scalable services.\nAbility to independently drive projects from requirements through production deployment.\nExperience with LLMs, RAG systems, or AI agents.\nExperience building fraud, trust and safety, identity, security, or risk systems.\nExperience with feature engineering and large-scale data processing.\nFamiliarity with detection engineering, SIEM, SOAR, or security analytics platforms.\nExperience deploying AI systems into production environments.\nKnowledge of authentication, account security, or behavioral analytics\nPay & Benefits\nOur compensation reflects the cost of living across several US geographic markets. At Coupang, your base pay is one part of your total compensation.\nThe base pay for this position ranges from $152,000/year to $261,000/year. Pay is based on several factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills and experience.\nGeneral Description of All Benefits\nAnnual bonus is 0-20% of the base salary\nMedical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance\nFlexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HAS)\nLong-term/Short-term Disability\nEmployee Assistance Program (EAP) program\n401K Plan with Company Match\n18-21 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) a year based on the tenure\n12 Paid Holidays\nPaid Parental leave\nPre-tax commuter benefits\nMTV- [Free] Electric Car Charging Station\nGeneral Description of Other Compensation\n“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 or wage scale.\nRecruitment Process and Others\nRecruitment Process\nApplication Review - Phone Interview - Onsite (or Virtual Onsite) Interview - Offer\nThe exact nature of the recruitment process may vary according to the specific job and may be changed due to scheduling or other circumstances.\nInterview schedules and the results will be informed to the applicant via the e-mail address submitted at the application stage.\nDetails to Consider\nThis job posting may be closed prior to the stated end date for application if all openings are filled.\nCoupang has the right to rescind an offer of employment if a candidate is found to have submitted false information as part of the application process.\nCoupang does not discriminate against disabled applicants or those with veteran status. We are proud to offer equal opportunities for all applicants.\nPrivacy Notice\nYour personal information will be collected and managed by Coupang as stated in the Application Privacy Notice located below: https://www.coupang.jobs/privacy-policy/\nCoupang is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, or gender (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C status, marital status, military or veteran status, use of a trained dog guide or service animal, political activities, or affiliations, citizenship, or any other characteristic or class protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. 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