Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Launch Potato, a dynamic digital media company headquartered in Delray Beach, Florida, is seeking a Lead Machine Learning Engineer to spearhead their personalization and optimization systems development. This role combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, requiring expertise in large-scale ML systems and team management. The position offers a unique opportunity to work with an international team across multiple countries, building next-generation personalization solutions.

The ideal candidate will lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers while maintaining 50% hands-on coding involvement. Key responsibilities include architecting multi-stage ranking systems, defining technical roadmaps, and driving improvements in model quality and system reliability. The role requires deep expertise in modern ML architectures and proven leadership experience.

As a Lead ML Engineer, you'll be instrumental in shaping the technical direction of Launch Potato's personalization systems while working in a diverse, high-performing environment. The company's focus on connecting advertisers to customers throughout the consumer journey provides exciting challenges in building sophisticated ML solutions. This remote position offers the opportunity to work with a growing, profitable company while maintaining work-life balance.

The role requires 7+ years of ML engineering experience and 2+ years of technical team leadership, along with strong system design skills and stakeholder management abilities. Launch Potato values diversity and inclusion, offering an equal opportunity workplace where technical excellence meets business impact.