Principal Machine Learning Engineer at Launch Potato

WHO ARE WE?

Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState.

As The Discovery and Conversion Company, our mission is to connect consumers with the worlds leading brands through data-driven content and technology.

Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, weve built a high-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.

WHY JOIN US?

At Launch Potato, youll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high-performers.

Your Role

As our Principal ML Engineer, you9ll be the technical visionary for our personalization and optimization systems. This is an individual contributor role for a deep technical expert who will define our ML architecture, solve our hardest technical challenges, and influence ML strategy across the company.

What You9ll Do

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

What We9re Looking For

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 01 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

Technical Expertise Required:

Advanced ML architectures at scale
Real-time ML systems and edge deployment
Multi-stakeholder marketplace optimization
Online learning and adaptive systems
Privacy-preserving personalization

Want to accelerate your career? Apply now!

Since day one, we9ve been committed to having a diverse, inclusive team and culture. We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Launch Potato

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