Full-Time

Lead Machine Learning Engineer

Machine Learning Engineering

Posted on 10/1/2025

Launch Potato

Launch Potato

51-200 employees

Owns digital brands; advertising and leads

Compensation Overview

$130k - $250k/yr

+ Base salary + Profit-sharing bonus + Competitive benefits

Tallahassee, FL, USA

Remote

Category
AI & Machine Learning (3)
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Requirements
  • 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
Responsibilities
  • 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)
Desired Qualifications
  • Experience in adtech, e-commerce, or content platforms
  • Published papers or significant ML contributions
  • Experience with multi-objective optimization
  • Knowledge of reinforcement learning for personalization

Launch Potato owns and operates a portfolio of digital brands that help consumers discover products and services. Revenue comes from advertising, affiliate marketing, and lead generation by directing users to offers and collecting leads. Its approach uses smart marketing, data science, and engineering to drive traffic, match users with relevant offers, and monetize through ads and partnerships. The goal is to grow a scalable portfolio of brands that connect consumers with valuable products while earning revenue across multiple channels.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Delray Beach, Florida

Founded

2014

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Only In Your State acquisition expands into hyperlocal travel content.
  • Global remote team across 12 countries drives diverse innovation.
  • Data science and smart marketing optimize affiliate lead generation.

What critics are saying

  • NerdWallet erodes FinanceBuzz traffic via superior SEO in 6-12 months.
  • Ad blockers slash 40% of revenue from 70MM users in 3-6 months.
  • Google March 2026 update drops FinanceBuzz traffic 30-50%.

What makes Launch Potato unique

  • Launch Potato connects 70MM US consumers monthly across discovery and conversion.
  • FinanceBuzz grew 10X last year promoting financial independence.
  • Acquired Only In Your State on July 22, 2025, adding 1.8MM travel subscribers.

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Benefits

Performance Bonus

Profit Sharing

Company News

PR Newswire
Jul 22nd, 2025
Launch Potato Announces Acquisition of Only In Your State

/PRNewswire/ -- Launch Potato, a leading digital media company focused on connecting advertisers to customers at every stage of the consumer journey, today...

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Aug 31st, 2023
Fortune names Launch Potato "The #1 Best Small Workplace"

Fortune names Launch Potato "the #1 Best Small Workplace"

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Nov 16th, 2022
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Launch Potato has ranked #294 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North America.

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Nov 2nd, 2021
Launch Potato recognized as 2021 South Florida's Fastest-Growing Technology Companies by Percent

Delray Beach, FL | Launch Potato has been ranked third on "2021 South Florida's Fastest-Growing Technology Companies by Percent" list by South Florida Business Journal.

PR.com
Aug 12th, 2021
Launch Potato recognized as one of the best companies to work for in the country

Earning a spot means that Launch Potato is one of the best companies to work for in the country.

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