Principal ML Engineer

Launch Potato; North East; Remote; GBP 121,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital media company seeks a Principal ML Engineer to lead the design of personalization architecture and solve complex technical challenges. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience building ML systems, exceptional communication skills, and expertise in personalization methodologies. This position offers a compensation range of $160,000 - $250,000, emphasizing a diverse and inclusive work culture.

Benefits

Profit-sharing bonus

Competitive benefits

Qualifications

• 10 years building ML systems with deep personalization expertise.
• Recognized expert in ML systems with publications or patents.
• Experience architecting ML platforms serving billions of predictions.

Responsibilities

• Design company-wide personalization architecture and strategy.
• Solve complex technical challenges in real-time learning.
• Research and implement state-of-the-art ML techniques.

Skills

Building ML systems

Expertise in personalization

Architecting ML platforms

Influencing without authority

Communication skills

Job description

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 youll 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 YOU'LL 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 WE'RE 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

COMPENSATION

$160000 - $250000

TOTAL COMPENSATION

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potatos Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary profit-sharing bonus and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company which means once you are hired future increases will be based on company and personal performance not annual cost-of-living adjustments.

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Since day one weve 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.