Launch Potato is looking to build next-generation personalization and optimization systems by leading a team of ML engineers.
Requirements
- 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
- Experience with multi-objective optimization
- Knowledge of reinforcement learning for personalization
- Experience in adtech, e-commerce, or content platforms
- Published papers or significant ML contributions
Responsibilities
- 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)
- Lead a team of 3-5 ML engineers building personalization systems
Other
- 7+ years in ML engineering, 2+ years leading technical teams
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decisions
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships and project delivery
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- High-growth, high-performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.
