Launch Potato
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation Systems
Launch Potato, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208
Overview
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Establish the technical vision for personalization at Launch Potato, solving the company’s most complex ML challenges and influencing strategy, architecture, and innovation across teams. Define company-wide personalization strategy and architecture, driving alignment across all ML teams. Solve critical technical challenges such as cold start, real-time learning, and exploration/exploitation tradeoffs. Design and implement advanced ML solutions using cutting-edge techniques (e.g., graph neural networks, causal models, bandit algorithms). Create and enforce ML architecture patterns, design standards, and reusable infrastructure across teams. Lead multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives that redefine how personalization impacts business KPIs. Act as technical mentor to senior ML engineers, guiding complex decision-making and scaling team capability. Represent Launch Potato’s technical brand externally through speaking engagements, open source contributions, or publications. Champion privacy-preserving personalization, responsible AI practices, and adaptive learning systems. Qualifications
MUST HAVE: Expertise building ML systems with deep expertise in large-scale personalization. Recognized industry expertise through patents, publications, or significant product impact. Proven success architecting ML platforms serving billions of predictions in production. Demonstrated track record of 0→1 innovation in personalization or recommender systems. Mastery across multiple ML domains including deep learning, causal inference, multi-armed bandits, and graph-based models. Experience: 10+ years designing, developing, and deploying large-scale machine learning systems with a focus on personalization. Competencies
Visionary Thinking: Defines the future state of ML infrastructure and personalization strategy. Balances deep technical rigor with a strong understanding of product impact. Architectural Excellence: Designs scalable, modular systems that support billions of predictions and enable rapid experimentation. Sets high standards for maintainability and performance. Technical Influence: Drives decision-making and builds consensus across teams and stakeholders without direct authority. Provides trusted guidance in ambiguous situations. Expert-Level Execution: Navigates deep technical complexity while maintaining execution velocity. Translates research insights into production-ready solutions. Mentorship & Leadership: Coaches senior engineers, facilitates technical reviews, and raises the technical bar for the entire organization. External Thought Leadership: Represents Launch Potato in the ML community and contributes to growing its reputation as a leader in ML innovation. Curious & Forward-Looking: Constantly explores new approaches to personalization and actively prototypes cutting-edge methodologies. Compensation
Total Compensation: Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost-of-living adjustments. About Us and Diversity
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.
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Join to apply for the
Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation Systems
role at
Launch Potato . Responsibilities
Establish the technical vision for personalization at Launch Potato, solving the company’s most complex ML challenges and influencing strategy, architecture, and innovation across teams. Define company-wide personalization strategy and architecture, driving alignment across all ML teams. Solve critical technical challenges such as cold start, real-time learning, and exploration/exploitation tradeoffs. Design and implement advanced ML solutions using cutting-edge techniques (e.g., graph neural networks, causal models, bandit algorithms). Create and enforce ML architecture patterns, design standards, and reusable infrastructure across teams. Lead multi-quarter, cross-functional initiatives that redefine how personalization impacts business KPIs. Act as technical mentor to senior ML engineers, guiding complex decision-making and scaling team capability. Represent Launch Potato’s technical brand externally through speaking engagements, open source contributions, or publications. Champion privacy-preserving personalization, responsible AI practices, and adaptive learning systems. Qualifications
MUST HAVE: Expertise building ML systems with deep expertise in large-scale personalization. Recognized industry expertise through patents, publications, or significant product impact. Proven success architecting ML platforms serving billions of predictions in production. Demonstrated track record of 0→1 innovation in personalization or recommender systems. Mastery across multiple ML domains including deep learning, causal inference, multi-armed bandits, and graph-based models. Experience: 10+ years designing, developing, and deploying large-scale machine learning systems with a focus on personalization. Competencies
Visionary Thinking: Defines the future state of ML infrastructure and personalization strategy. Balances deep technical rigor with a strong understanding of product impact. Architectural Excellence: Designs scalable, modular systems that support billions of predictions and enable rapid experimentation. Sets high standards for maintainability and performance. Technical Influence: Drives decision-making and builds consensus across teams and stakeholders without direct authority. Provides trusted guidance in ambiguous situations. Expert-Level Execution: Navigates deep technical complexity while maintaining execution velocity. Translates research insights into production-ready solutions. Mentorship & Leadership: Coaches senior engineers, facilitates technical reviews, and raises the technical bar for the entire organization. External Thought Leadership: Represents Launch Potato in the ML community and contributes to growing its reputation as a leader in ML innovation. Curious & Forward-Looking: Constantly explores new approaches to personalization and actively prototypes cutting-edge methodologies. Compensation
Total Compensation: Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost-of-living adjustments. About Us and Diversity
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.
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