Staff iOS Engineer

Team

Join Coupang's Search AI Product Engineering team, dedicated to crafting innovative search and discovery experiences for customers. You'll own one of the most critical product surfaces on Coupang's app – Search and Discovery where 60%+ of transactions happen. This is a full-stack team with Android, iOS, Web, and Backend engineers.

Responsibilities

• Engineer robust AI harness solutions to power the Search AI Product Engineering team
• Develop and launch groundbreaking AI-driven experiences for Coupang's search and discovery platforms
• Drive high-quality development and maintenance of critical iOS search components, ensuring robust, fluent, and lightning-fast user experience
• Strategically collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver holistic, end-to-end user experiences
• Apply best-in-class programming skills to develop highly innovative, consumer-facing mobile products

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional iOS development experience with deep proficiency in Swift
• Proven track record developing and scaling high-quality, large-scale consumer mobile applications
• Hands-on experience engineering robust AI harness solutions
• Expertise utilizing data analytic tools (Presto, Jupyter) to drive product insights
• Ability to design, execute, and analyze complex A/B tests and experiments to inform product decisions
• Experience with architecture patterns like MVVM, modern concurrency (Combine / async-await), and data persistence (Core Data)
• Deep and practical understanding of modern iOS UI development, including both UIKit and SwiftUI
• Exceptional cross-functional communication skills and strong product sense
• Strong passion and sense of ownership for building and iterating on consumer-facing product
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, mathematics, statistics, or closely related fields

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in relevant technical fields
• Experience with iOS application development (Swift/Objective-C)
• Experience with Android and/or web development is a strong plus
• Proven track record of strong ownership, ideally within early-stage startup environment
• Excellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and manage ambiguity in fast-paced environment

Benefits

• 0-20% annual bonus
• 401K Plan with Company Match
• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life, AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 18-21 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year based on tenure
• 12 Public Holidays
• 6 weeks Paid Parental leave
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Free electric car charging station (MTV)
• Opportunity to impact search and discovery experiences for millions of customers
• Work with cutting-edge AI technology at scale
• Startup culture with resources of large global public company