Lead ML Engineer - Remote

Overview

Launch Potato is a digital media company with a portfolio of brands and technologies. As The Discovery and Conversion Company, Launch Potato's mission is to be the most innovative, tech-enabled media company connecting consumers to the world's leading brands.

In Short

• Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systems
• Architect multi-stage ranking systems (retrieval → ranking → re-ranking)
• Define technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
• Drive improvements in model quality, system reliability, and development velocity
• Establish best practices for model development and deployment
• Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams
• Contribute hands-on to critical model development (50% coding)

Requirements

• 7+ years in ML engineering, 2+ years leading technical teams
• Deep expertise in large-scale personalization systems
• Experience with modern ML architectures (two-tower, transformer-based, graph neural networks)
• Strong system design skills for ML infrastructure
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships and project delivery
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Benefits

• Base salary set according to market rates
• Profit-sharing bonus
• Competitive benefits
• Performance-driven compensation increases
• Diverse and inclusive team culture