Lead Ml Engineer

WHO ARE WE?

Launch Potato is a digital media company with a portfolio of brands and technologies.

As The Discovery and Conversion Company, Launch Potato is a leading connector of advertisers to customers at all parts of the consumer journey, from awareness to consideration to purchase.The company is headquartered in vibrant downtown Delray Beach, Florida, with a unique international team across over a dozen countries.

Launch Potato's success comes from a diverse, energetic culture and high-performing, entrepreneurial team.

As a result, the company is always looking for like-minded teammates and partners.YOUR ROLELead a team of ML engineers building next-generation personalization and optimization systems.

You'll balance hands-on technical work with team leadership, driving both technical excellence and business impact.

This role requires someone who can architect complex systems while mentoring others and collaborating across organizations.What You'll DoLead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systemsArchitect multi-stage ranking systems (retrieval ? ranking ? re-ranking)Define technical roadmap aligned with business objectivesDrive improvements in model quality, system reliability, and development velocityEstablish best practices for model development and deploymentPartner with product, data science, and engineering teamsContribute hands-on to critical model development (50% coding)What We're Looking For7+ years in ML engineering, 2+ years leading technical teamsDeep expertise in large-scale personalization systemsExperience with modern ML architectures (two-tower, transformer-based, graph neural networks)Strong system design skills for ML infrastructureProven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisionsExperience managing stakeholder relationships and project deliveryBS / MS in Computer Science or equivalent experienceNice to HaveExperience in adtech, e-commerce, or content platformsPublished papers or significant ML contributionsExperience with multi-objective optimizationKnowledge of reinforcement learning for personalizationWant to make your impact in a profitable, high-growth company?

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Since day one, we've 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.

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