Remote (Global)

Launch Potato is hiring a Lead ML Engineer, Ad Performance

Responsibilities

  • Elevate Launch Potato’s advertising performance by building scalable, production-ready ML systems that optimize revenue while enhancing user experience.
  • Collaborate across teams to design, deploy, and refine algorithms that improve ad targeting, relevance, and efficiency at global scale.
  • Develop and scale advertising algorithms that optimize engagement and revenue simultaneously
  • Apply cutting-edge ML approaches (e.g., reinforcement learning, deep learning for ranking) to improve ad performance
  • Build scalable infrastructure to support real-time ad decisioning across millions of requests per day
  • Conduct rigorous experiments (A/B and multivariate tests) to measure model impact on business KPIs
  • Continuously improve ETL pipelines and monitoring systems to ensure reliable ad delivery
  • Collaborate with global teams across product, data, and engineering to launch high-impact ad features
  • Stay ahead of emerging technologies and integrate them into our ML stack when they create competitive advantage

Requirements

  • 7+ years of software development and ML engineering, including 3+ years focused on advertising systems
  • Proven experience optimizing ad performance using both mature models and emerging ML technologies
  • Expertise in one or more ML areas: Recommendation Systems, Advertising Algorithms, NLP, or CV
  • Proficiency with Python, SQL, and modern ML frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch)
  • Familiarity with distributed data processing (Spark, Ray) and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP)
  • Strong analytical problem-solving skills with a proven track record of delivering measurable results
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, and project management skills

Work Arrangement

Remote (Worldwide)

Team

Structure: remote-first team spanning over 15 countries

Additional Information

  • 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.
Required Skills
PythonSQL
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Launch Potato
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, its mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data-driven content and technology.
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Posted 7 months ago