Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Performance

Launch Potato; São Paulo; Presencial; BRL 120.000 - 160.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading digital media company in São Paulo is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to enhance advertising performance through scalable ML systems. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in software development and machine learning in advertising systems. This full-time position offers the opportunity to collaborate with global teams and innovate in ad targeting and performance. Join a dynamic team to accelerate your career while driving impactful results.

Qualificações

• 5 years of experience in software development and ML engineering, 3 years focused on advertising systems.
• Proven experience optimizing ad performance.
• Expertise in one or more ML areas: recommendation systems, NLP, or CV.

Responsabilidades

• Build scalable, production-ready ML systems to optimize advertising performance.
• Collaborate across teams to design and deploy algorithms.
• Conduct A/B and multivariate tests to measure model impact.

Conhecimentos

Software development and ML engineering

Optimizing ad performance

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in SQL

Experience with ML frameworks

Distributed data processing

Cloud infrastructure knowledge

Analytical problem-solving skills

Excellent communication

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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 world’s leading brands through data‑driven content and technology.

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

WHY JOIN US

At Launch Potato you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast and driving impact with a global team of high‑performers.

We turn audience attention into action through data, machine learning and relentless optimization.

Are you a Machine Learning Engineer with a passion for bridging technical expertise and business acumen? Do you thrive in building scalable, reliable systems that directly move revenue? If you’re eager to collaborate globally, face challenges head‑on and make substantial impact, we’re looking for you to join our dynamic team.

In this role you’ll work at the intersection of advertising algorithms, personalization and optimization—building the ML software and infrastructure that drives ad performance and user engagement at scale.

MUST HAVE

• 5 years of software development and ML engineering, including 3 years focused on advertising systems
• Proven experience optimizing ad performance using both mature models and emerging ML technologies
• Expertise in one or more ML areas: recommendation systems, advertising algorithms, NLP or CV
• Proficiency with Python, SQL and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
• Familiarity with distributed data processing (Spark, Ray) and cloud infrastructure (AWS / GCP)
• Strong analytical problem‑solving skills with a proven track record of delivering measurable results
• Excellent communication, teamwork and project‑management skills

YOUR ROLE

Your mission: Elevate Launch Potato’s advertising performance by building scalable, production‑ready ML systems that optimize revenue while enhancing user experience. You’ll collaborate across teams to design, deploy and refine algorithms that improve ad targeting relevance and efficiency at global scale.

OUTCOMES

• Develop and scale advertising algorithms that optimize engagement and revenue simultaneously
• Apply cutting‑edge ML approaches (e.g., reinforcement learning, deep learning for ranking) to improve ad performance
• Build scalable infrastructure to support real‑time ad decisioning across millions of requests per day
• Conduct rigorous experiments (A/B and multivariate tests) to measure model impact on business KPIs
• Continuously improve ETL pipelines and monitoring systems to ensure reliable ad delivery
• Collaborate with global teams across product, data and engineering to launch high‑impact ad features
• Stay ahead of emerging technologies and integrate them into our ML stack when they create competitive advantage

COMPETENCIES

• Impact‑Oriented: Align ML systems to business outcomes and measure what matters
• Technical Builder: Write clean, production‑ready code and architect scalable systems
• Collaborative: Work seamlessly with global teams and communicate complex ideas clearly
• Resilient & Determined: Don’t shy from challenges and drive projects through to impact
• Curious Innovator: Keep pace with ML/AI trends and creatively apply them to advertising
• Analytical Problem‑Solver: Break down complex systems and find data‑driven solutions

Want to accelerate your career? Apply now!

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.

Required Experience: Senior IC

Key Skills

JProfiler, Splunk, Performance Testing, Fiddler, Apache, HP Performance Center, LoadRunner, New Relic, Scalability, J2EE, Java, Scripting

Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1