Senior ML Engineer Recommendation Systems @ Launch Potato
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About Launch Potato
Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company connecting consumers with top brands via data-driven content and technology. With a remote-first team spanning over 15 countries and headquarters in South Florida, the company reaches over 30M+ monthly visitors across various brands.
Why Join Us?
At Launch Potato, you will accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team. You will work on converting audience attention into action using data, machine learning, and continuous optimization.
Your Role as a Senior ML Engineer Recommendation Systems
You will design, deploy, and scale machine learning systems to power real-time personalized recommendations. This role involves owning the modeling, feature engineering, data pipelines, and experimentation behind our recommendation engine that serves over 100M+ predictions daily. Your work directly impacts engagement, retention, and revenue.
Must Have
- 5+ years building and scaling production ML systems
- Experience deploying ML systems serving 100M+ predictions daily
- Strong background in ranking algorithms including collaborative filtering, learning-to-rank, and deep learning
- Proficiency with Python and frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch
- Skilled in SQL, modern data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and data lakes
- Familiarity with distributed computing (Spark, Ray) and LLM/AI Agent frameworks
- Experience in A/B testing platforms and best practices in experiment logging
Your Outcomes
- Build and deploy ML models for 100M+ daily predictions
- Enhance data pipelines with efficiency improvements (Spark, Beam, Dask)
- Design ranking algorithms balancing relevance, diversity, and revenue
- Deliver personalization with latency under 50ms
- Run rigorous A/B tests to measure business impact
- Optimize models for latency, throughput, and cost
- Collaborate with product, engineering, and analytics teams
- Implement monitoring systems and maintain model reliability
Competencies
- Technical Mastery in ML architecture and deployment
- Experience in rapid experimentation frameworks (MLflow, W&B)
- Impact-driven modeling for revenue, retention, and engagement
- Collaborative work with cross-functional teams
- Strong analytical thinking and rigorous testing methodology
- Ownership mentality for continuous model improvement
- Fast execution with production-grade systems
- Curious and innovative in applying ML advancements
Total Compensation
Base salary is set according to market rates and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. The package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits.
Diversity and Inclusion
Launch Potato is an Equal Employment Opportunity company committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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Key Skills/Competency
- Machine Learning
- Recommendation Systems
- Ranking Algorithms
- Python
- Data Engineering
- Distributed Computing
- Deep Learning
- A/B Testing
- Experimentation
- Cross-functional Collaboration
How to Get Hired at Launch Potato
🎯 Tips for Getting Hired
- Customize your resume: Tailor it to highlight ML and recommendation experience.
- Showcase projects: Include large-scale ML deployments and system scalability.
- Research Launch Potato: Understand their brands and data-driven culture.
- Practice technical interviews: Prepare for ML algorithm and system design questions.