Principal ML Engineer

Your Role

As our Principal ML Engineer, you'll be the technical visionary for our personalization and optimization systems. This is an individual contributor role for a deep technical expert who will define our ML architecture, solve our hardest technical challenges, and influence ML strategy across the company.

What You'll Do

• Design company-wide personalization architecture and strategy
• Solve complex technical challenges (cold start, exploration/exploitation, real-time learning)
• Research and implement state-of-the-art ML techniques
• Define standards and patterns used across all ML teams
• Lead cross-functional initiatives spanning multiple quarters
• Mentor senior engineers and review critical technical decisions
• Represent the company in the external ML community

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years building ML systems, with deep personalization expertise
• Recognized expert in ML systems (publications, patents, or industry impact)
• Experience architecting ML platforms serving billions of predictions
• Track record of 0→1 innovation in personalization systems
• Expertise in multiple approaches (deep learning, bandits, causal ML, graph methods)
• Ability to influence without authority and drive consensus
• Exceptional communication skills for technical and executive audiences

Technical Expertise Required:

• Advanced ML architectures at scale
• Real-time ML systems and edge deployment
• Multi-stakeholder marketplace optimization
• Online learning and adaptive systems
• Privacy-preserving personalization

Compensation: $160,000 - $250,000

Total CompensationBase 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.