Launch Potato

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Launch Potato

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $160,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company reaching 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState
  • Mission to connect consumers with leading brands through data-driven content and technology
  • Remote-first team headquartered in South Florida and spanning over 15 countries
  • Role: Technical visionary for personalization and optimization systems as Principal ML Engineer
  • Design company-wide personalization architecture and strategy
  • Solve complex technical challenges (cold start, exploration/exploitation, real-time learning)
  • Research and implement state-of-the-art ML techniques
  • Define standards and patterns used across all ML teams
  • Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple quarters
  • Mentor senior engineers and review critical technical decisions
  • Represent the company in the external ML community

Requirements

  • 10+ years building ML systems, with deep personalization expertise
  • Recognized expert in ML systems (publications, patents, or industry impact)
  • Experience architecting ML platforms serving billions of predictions
  • Track record of 0→1 innovation in personalization systems
  • Expertise in multiple approaches (deep learning, bandits, causal ML, graph methods)
  • Ability to influence without authority and drive consensus
  • Exceptional communication skills for technical and executive audiences
  • Advanced ML architectures at scale
  • Real-time ML systems and edge deployment
  • Multi-stakeholder marketplace optimization
  • Online learning and adaptive systems
  • Privacy-preserving personalization