WHO ARE WE?
Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company connecting consumers with leading brands through data-driven content and technology, operating a remote-first team globally.
Your Role
As our Principal ML Engineer, you'll be the technical visionary for personalization and optimization systems, defining ML architecture, solving complex technical challenges, and influencing ML strategy company-wide as an individual contributor.
What You'll Do
- Design company-wide personalization architecture and strategy
- Solve complex technical challenges such as cold start, exploration/exploitation, real-time learning
- Research and implement state-of-the-art ML techniques
- Define standards and patterns for 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 We're Looking For
- 10+ years building ML systems with deep personalization expertise
- Recognized ML expert through 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 including 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
Launch Potato is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
