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Senior ML Engineer, Ad Performance

Launch Potato is a profitable digital media company that connects consumers with leading brands through data-driven content and technology across high-traffic properties. They are seeking a Senior ML Engineer to design, build, and operate scalable production ML systems focused on improving advertising performance, user engagement, and revenue across global, real-time ad platforms.

Skills

  • 5+ years software development and ML engineering experience, including 3+ years in advertising systems
  • Expertise in at least one ML domain: recommendation systems, advertising algorithms, NLP, or computer vision
  • Proficiency in Python and SQL and experience with ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • Experience with distributed data processing frameworks (Spark, Ray) and cloud platforms (AWS or GCP)
  • Proven track record optimizing ad performance and driving measurable KPI improvements
  • Experience building production ML pipelines, real-time decisioning, and monitoring systems
  • Strong analytical problem-solving and effective communication and project management skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop and scale advertising algorithms to optimize engagement and revenue concurrently
  • Apply advanced ML techniques (e.g., reinforcement learning, deep learning for ranking) to improve ad performance
  • Design and build scalable real-time decisioning infrastructure for millions of requests per day
  • Author, deploy, and maintain production ML pipelines and models with robust monitoring
  • Design and run rigorous A/B and multivariate experiments to measure model impact on business KPIs
  • Improve ETL, feature pipelines, and model serving to ensure reliable ad delivery
  • Collaborate with product, data, and engineering teams globally to launch high-impact ad features
  • Evaluate and integrate emerging ML technologies that create competitive advantage

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • Advanced degree (MS/PhD) in a related field preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Base salary $165,000–$215,000 per year
  • Profit-sharing bonus
  • Competitive benefits package (details provided during hiring)
  • Remote-first work environment with a global team
  • Performance-driven career growth and compensation increases
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