Launch Potato
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Performance
Launch Potato, Concord, New Hampshire, United States, 03306
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ad Performance
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, our mission is to connect consumers with the world’s leading brands through data‑driven content and technology. Headquartered in South Florida with a remote‑first team spanning over 15 countries, we’ve built a high‑growth, high‑performance culture where speed, ownership, and measurable impact drive success.
Why Join Us
At Launch Potato, you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high‑performers. We turn audience attention into action through data, machine learning, and relentless optimization. If you are a Machine Learning Engineer who loves bridging technical expertise and business acumen, thrives in building scalable, reliable systems that directly move revenue, and enjoys collaborating globally, we want you on our dynamic team.
Compensation
$165,000 – $215,000 per year, paid semi‑monthly.
Must Have
5+ years of software development and ML engineering, including 3+ years focused on advertising systems
Proven experience optimizing ad performance using 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
Your Role
Your mission is to elevate Launch Potato’s advertising performance by building scalable, production‑ready ML systems that optimize revenue while enhancing the user experience. You’ll collaborate across teams to design, deploy, and refine algorithms that improve ad targeting, relevance, and efficiency at global scale.
Outcomes
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
Competencies
Impact‑Oriented: Align ML systems to business outcomes and measure what matters
Technical Builder: Write clean, production‑ready code and architect scalable systems
Collaborative: Work seamlessly with global teams and communicate complex ideas clearly
Resilient & Determined: Drive projects through to impact, even when facing challenges
Curious Innovator: Keep pace with ML/AI trends and creatively apply them to advertising
Analytical Problem‑Solver: Break down complex systems and find data‑driven solutions
Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. The compensation package includes a base salary, profit‑sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost‑of‑living adjustments.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Want to accelerate your career?
Apply now!
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Why Join Us
At Launch Potato, you’ll accelerate your career by owning outcomes, moving fast, and driving impact with a global team of high‑performers. We turn audience attention into action through data, machine learning, and relentless optimization. If you are a Machine Learning Engineer who loves bridging technical expertise and business acumen, thrives in building scalable, reliable systems that directly move revenue, and enjoys collaborating globally, we want you on our dynamic team.
Compensation
$165,000 – $215,000 per year, paid semi‑monthly.
Must Have
5+ years of software development and ML engineering, including 3+ years focused on advertising systems
Proven experience optimizing ad performance using 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
Your Role
Your mission is to elevate Launch Potato’s advertising performance by building scalable, production‑ready ML systems that optimize revenue while enhancing the user experience. You’ll collaborate across teams to design, deploy, and refine algorithms that improve ad targeting, relevance, and efficiency at global scale.
Outcomes
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
Competencies
Impact‑Oriented: Align ML systems to business outcomes and measure what matters
Technical Builder: Write clean, production‑ready code and architect scalable systems
Collaborative: Work seamlessly with global teams and communicate complex ideas clearly
Resilient & Determined: Drive projects through to impact, even when facing challenges
Curious Innovator: Keep pace with ML/AI trends and creatively apply them to advertising
Analytical Problem‑Solver: Break down complex systems and find data‑driven solutions
Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. The compensation package includes a base salary, profit‑sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost‑of‑living adjustments.
We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Want to accelerate your career?
Apply now!
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