Senior Machine Learning Engineer Recommendation... @ Launch Potato
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attach_money $130,000
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Posted 7 hours ago
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About Launch Potato
Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company reaching over 30M monthly visitors through brands such as FinanceBuzz, All About Cookies, and OnlyInYourState. Headquartered in South Florida with a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries, they drive success through speed, ownership, and measurable impact.
Why Join Us?
Accelerate your career by owning outcomes and driving impact with a global team of high-performers. At Launch Potato, you convert audience attention into action using data, machine learning, and continuous optimization.
Your Role as Senior Machine Learning Engineer Recommendation Systems
Your mission is to build, deploy, and optimize recommendation systems that power real-time personalization for millions of users daily, impacting engagement, retention, and revenue.
- Design and deploy ML models serving 100M+ predictions daily.
- Enhance data pipelines using tools like Spark, Beam, or Dask.
- Develop ranking algorithms balancing relevance, diversity, and revenue.
- Run rigorous A/B tests to measure business impact.
- Partner with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, and analytics.
Must Have
- 5+ years building and scaling production ML systems.
- Experience deploying systems serving 100M+ predictions daily.
- Strong background in ranking algorithms including collaborative filtering, learning-to-rank, and deep learning.
- Proficiency in Python and ML frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Skilled with SQL and modern data warehouses and lakes.
- Familiarity with distributed computing (Spark, Ray) and LLM/AI Agent frameworks.
- Experience with A/B testing platforms and experiment logging best practices.
Competencies
- Technical Mastery
- Experimentation Infrastructure
- Impact-Driven
- Collaborative
- Analytical Thinking
- Ownership Mentality
- Execution-Oriented
- Curious & Innovative
Key skills/competency
- Machine Learning
- Recommendation
- Personalization
- Ranking Algorithms
- Data Pipelines
- Python
- TensorFlow
- PyTorch
- SQL
- A/B Testing
How to Get Hired at Launch Potato
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Research Launch Potato's culture: Study their mission and global impact.
- Customize your resume: Highlight ML systems and ranking algorithms expertise.
- Network on LinkedIn: Connect with current employees and hiring managers.
- Prepare for technical tests: Focus on production ML and data pipelines.
📝 Interview Preparation Advice
Technical Preparation
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Review ML model deployment techniques.
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Practice scaling data pipelines with Spark.
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Study ranking algorithm implementations.
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Refine experiments with A/B test frameworks.
Behavioral Questions
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Describe a project impacting business metrics.
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Explain your collaborative problem solving approach.
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Share an experience with rapid iterations.
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Discuss handling tight deadlines effectively.
Frequently Asked Questions
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