Staff Machine Learning Engineer - Recommendations, Quora (Remote)

Quora is a privately held, remote-first company dedicated to growing the world's collective intelligence through its platforms. They are seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to enhance their recommendation systems and apply machine learning across various aspects of the Quora product.

Responsibilities:

• Improve our existing machine learning systems using your core coding skills and ML knowledge
• Identify new opportunities to apply machine learning to different parts of the Quora product
• Work with other machine learning engineers to implement algorithms and systems efficiently
• Take end-to-end ownership of machine learning systems - data pipelines, candidate extraction, feature engineering, model training, as well as integration into our production systems

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's 'coordination hours' (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 5+ years of professional software development experience in machine learning
• 3+ years of professional experience working on recommendation systems
• Good understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning algorithms
• Previous experience building end-to-end machine learning systems
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
• 3+ years of experience writing Python or C++ code
• Experience with leading large-scale multi-engineer projects
• Flexible and positive team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
• Passion for Quora's mission and goals