Coupang

OTT video streaming

Staff,MachineLearningEngineer

Seoul, South Korea Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Staff, Machine Learning Engineer at Coupang. Skills: Machine Learning, recommendation systems, personalization systems, Python, deep learning frameworks. work on our large and increasing catalog of content including streaming video on-demand titles, live events, as well as transactional video on-demand titles. mine large amount of playback data to gain insights from OTT subscriber”

What You'll Achieve.

deliver exceptional storytelling to our customers; optimize how customers discover and stream both VOD and Live content; refine our CX

Industry & Context.

OTT video streaming
Problems you'll solve

solving complex problems using industry-leading technology or unconventional business approaches

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, 7+years of experience in building ML products, at least 2 years of experience in content recommendation or ad personalization domain, Experience building and deploying large-scale recommendation and personalization systems in production, Proficiency in Python, at least one deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, or Keras), statistical background in experimentation and modeling, Deep product sense, self-starter, ability to drive critical projects in fast-paced environment, Excellent communication skills in English, collaborative mindset

Nice to Have

MS or PhD in degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or related field, Excellent software engineering skills with a proven record of high quality product delivery, Experience in training, evaluating, fine-tuning, and deploying models (e.g. LLM) in production, Experience with AWS or other cloud system, familiarity with using GPUs

What You'll Do.

work on our large and increasing catalog of content including streaming video on-demand titles

as well as transactional video on-demand titles

mine large amount of playback data to gain insights from OTT subscriber

create data jobs to generate machine learning

train and improve new or existing

participate in building the framework used for contents recommendations and personalization by leveraging all available data sources

machine learning tools

and other technical platforms

Build next generation content recommendation and ad personalization systems for Coupang Play

Develop data requirements and coordinate with relevant engineering and business teams to setup data collection as well as to validate data

Develop necessary features for models using the collected data and train relevant models using scientific tools and coding

Integrate model inference implementations into our production systems

Setup necessary testing requirements for the models in production

including A/B testing

and analyze results to gather insights about model performance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work closely with our Product and Engineering teams to build our recommendation and personalization systems; coordinate with relevant engineering and business teams to setup data collection as well as to validate data

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills in English

Process & Methodology

ability to drive critical projects in fast-paced environment

Full Job Description

About Coupang Play Coupang Play is an OTT video streaming service. We offer a wide range of content, including Original Series, TV Shows, Movies, and Sports. We are in the business of delivering exceptional storytelling. We produce award-winning scripted and unscripted Original Series, such as “Boyhood”, “Anna”, and “SNL Korea”. We believe Sports can also be elevated by creative storytelling. Play is now an authoritative destination for Sports, broadcasting K-League, La Liga, Bundesliga, F1, NFL, and other leading leagues and tournaments. We also offer some of the latest movies that were just released in local theaters, bringing more exceptional storytelling to our customers. To ensure that we deliver all content seamlessly, we invest in Engineering, Product, and Design. Coupang Play is available on all mobile devices, tablets, PC, Smart TV, Apple TV, and Android TV. Our teams keep optimizing how customers discover and stream both VOD and Live content. That includes investments in frontend, backend, and infrastructural developments. We also embrace Machine Learning to refine our CX. We are still very early in our growth stage. If you enjoy solving complex problems using industry-leading technology or unconventional business approaches, please join us. We are building a world-class team of problem-solvers, all dedicated to delivering exceptional storytelling to our customers. Role Overview As a Staff Machine Learning (ML) Engineer at Coupang Play, you will work on our large and increasing catalog of content including streaming video on-demand titles, live events, as well as transactional video on-demand titles. You will mine large amount of playback data to gain insights from OTT subscriber behavior; create data jobs to generate machine learning features; build, train and improve new or existing models; participate in building the framework used for contents recommendations and personalization by leveraging all available data sources, machine learning tools, and othe

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