Principal ML Engineer

Launch Potato; Utah; Remote; USD 160,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic digital media company is seeking a Principal ML Engineer to lead the design of personalization architecture and solve complex ML challenges. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in building ML systems and a track record of innovation. This role offers a competitive salary of $160,000 - $250,000, profit-sharing, bonuses, and a remote-first work environment.

Benefits

Profit-sharing

Competitive benefits

Diverse and inclusive team culture

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Design company-wide personalization architecture and strategy.
• Solve complex technical challenges in ML.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple quarters.

Skills

Deep personalization expertise

Advanced ML architectures at scale

Exceptional communication skills

Job description

Overview

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 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.

Your Role

As our Principal ML Engineer you’ll 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 Youll 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 Were 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 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 : $160,000 - $250,000

Total Compensation

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s 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.

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.