Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ranking - Quora (Remote)

This role will be working on our Quora product. About the Team and Role: Our small engineering team works on challenging problems every day. We have a culture that's rooted in constantly learning and improving, and our engineers are encouraged to think big and experiment with new ideas. As a remote-first company, our engineers have a high degree of flexibility and autonomy. Everyone on the engineering team has a significant impact on our product and our company. We are looking for an experienced Machine Learning engineer to join our growing distribution team, working on recommendation systems such as feed, notifications, and Quora's famous digest emails and A2A. At Quora, we use machine learning in almost every part of the product and recommendation systems play an important role in connecting users with content. As a ranking modeling expert, you will have a unique opportunity to have high impact by advancing our ranking model and by applying latest machine learning techniques. You will also play a key role in developing methodologies that our other developers will build on top of. Responsibilities:

• Improve our existing machine learning ranking models 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

Minimum Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 3+ years of professional experience working on recommendation models
• 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

Preferred Requirements:

• 5+ 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

At Quora, we value diversity and inclusivity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including marginalized or underrepresented groups in tech, to apply for our job openings. We encourage all candidates who share a passion for growing the world's knowledge, even those who may not strictly meet all the preferred requirements, to apply, as we know that a diverse range of perspectives can have a significant impact on our products and our culture. Additional Information: We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis. This role is a backfill for an existing vacancy. Quora offers a wide range of benefits including medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more. Benefits are country-specific and may vary. There are many factors that will determine the starting pay, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs.

• US candidates only: For US based applicants, the salary range is $189,507 - $274,603 USD + equity + benefits.
• Canada candidates only: For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $248,526 - $288,100 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $231,958 - $268,893 CAD + equity + benefits.

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