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Lead Machine Learning Engineer

A digital media company with a portfolio of brands and technologies, connecting advertisers to customers throughout the consumer journey.
Mississauga, ON, CanadaDelray Beach, FL, USA
Machine Learning
Staff Software Engineer
Remote
101 - 500 Employees
7+ years of experience
AI · Enterprise SaaS

Job Description

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 the opportunity to work with a diverse, international team across multiple countries while building next-generation personalization solutions. The ideal candidate will balance architectural decisions with mentorship responsibilities, driving both technical excellence and business impact. This role is perfect for experienced ML engineers looking to make a significant impact in a high-growth environment while leading a talented team. The position offers remote work flexibility and the chance to work on cutting-edge ML technologies including transformer-based architectures and graph neural networks. The company emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion, making it an excellent environment for professional growth and innovation.

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Responsibilities For Lead Machine Learning Engineer

  • Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systems
  • Architect multi-stage ranking systems (retrieval → ranking → re-ranking)
  • Define technical roadmap aligned with business objectives
  • Drive improvements in model quality, system reliability, and development velocity
  • Establish best practices for model development and deployment
  • Partner with product, data science, and engineering teams
  • Contribute hands-on to critical model development (50% coding)

Requirements For Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Python
  • 7+ years in ML engineering, 2+ years leading technical teams
  • Deep expertise in large-scale personalization systems
  • Experience with modern ML architectures (two-tower, transformer-based, graph neural networks)
  • Strong system design skills for ML infrastructure
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions
  • Experience managing stakeholder relationships and project delivery
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

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