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Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Performance

Launch Potato is a profitable, remote-first digital media company that connects consumers and brands through data-driven content and technology. We seek a Senior Machine Learning Engineer who combines deep ML and software engineering expertise with strong business intuition to design, deploy, and scale advertising systems that drive revenue and improve user experience.

Skills

  • 5+ years software development & ML engineering; 3+ years in advertising systems
  • Proven experience optimizing ad performance and driving measurable KPIs
  • Expertise in recommendation systems, advertising algorithms, NLP, or computer vision
  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, and ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • Familiarity with distributed data processing (Spark, Ray) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)
  • Experience with production model serving, feature engineering, and monitoring
  • Strong analytical problem-solving, communication, and project management skills

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and scale advertising algorithms that improve engagement and revenue
  • Build production-ready ML systems for real-time ad decisioning handling millions of requests per day
  • Apply advanced ML methods (e.g., reinforcement learning, deep ranking) to ad performance
  • Develop and maintain ETL pipelines, feature stores, and model serving infrastructure
  • Plan and run rigorous experiments (A/B and multivariate tests) to measure impact on business KPIs
  • Monitor models and pipelines for reliability, drift, and performance; implement alerts and remediation
  • Collaborate across product, data, and engineering teams globally to launch high-impact ad features
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging ML technologies when they provide competitive advantage

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics or equivalent experience
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a related field preferred

Benefits

  • Base salary plus profit-sharing bonus
  • Competitive benefits package (medical, dental, vision) and remote-first work model
  • Career acceleration via ownership and high-impact projects
  • Flexible schedule and global collaboration opportunities
  • Opportunities for learning and applying cutting-edge ML/AI
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September 8, 2025
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