Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering (Coupang Play)
As a Senior Applied Science Manager at Coupang Play, you will lead a team of scientists to deliver and execute on the science roadmap, translating business requirements into scalable ML recommendations and data-driven algorithms. You will provide thought leadership, build and grow the team, and establish a science center of excellence to drive customer impact through research and innovation.
Launched in December 2020, Coupang Play is Coupang's OTT (over-the-top) service, aiming to become the definitive destination for digital content. Backed by strong Product and Engineering teams in Seoul, Singapore, and Mountain View, Coupang Play has been creating and optimizing the viewing experience for customers. It is available on mobile devices, tablet PCs, smart TVs, and preferred browsers, building a competitive content library that includes TV for children and all ages, movies, live sports, educational content, and more. Coupang Play also creates original content specifically catered to its customers.
If you like to work backwards and solve problems for our customers, join us. We are committed to redefining how our customers enjoy digital entertainment as one of the fastest-growing OTT services in Korea.
As a Senior Applied Science Manager, you will be responsible for delivering and executing on our science roadmap and vision. You will lead a team of scientists to translate business and functional requirements into concrete deliverables. You will provide thought leadership to scientists and engineers to invent and implement scalable ML recommendations and data-driven algorithms supporting flexible UI frameworks. You will develop and lead a science center of excellence, developing solutions that can also be leveraged by organizations across Coupang Play, representing Coupang Play at internal and external science conferences, and working closely with peers in eCommerce and Eats to advance science at Coupang. Finally, as we're scaling rapidly, you'll have lots of opportunities to build and grow the team via hiring and mentoring.
To accomplish this, you are expected to have an established background in building high-performing teams developing machine learning models and delivering cross-functional initiatives. You should be somebody who enjoys recruiting and coaching, is customer-centric, and feels strongly about delivering results.
Posted June 2, 2026