quora - Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Recommendation Systems - Quora (Remote)

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours https://quora.com/coordination_hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time) • 6+ years of professional software development experience in machine learning • 4+ years of professional experience building and optimizing Home Feed recommendation systems for social media and user-generated content platforms. • Deep knowledge of the full recommender stack: candidate generation, retrieval, ranking, re-ranking, embeddings, and multi-objective optimization. • Deep understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning algorithms • Experience leading large-scale ML projects end-to-end with measurable outcome • Strong communication and interpersonal skills • BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science • 6+ years of experience writing Python or C++ code • Hands-on experience deploying and running generative models at scale • Background in notifications, email/digest recommendations, or growth and lifecycle modeling • Flexible and positive team player • Publications at venues like RecSys, KDD, NeurIPS, or ICML. • 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 compensation, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs. • US candidates only: For US based applicants, the salary range is $219,989 - $320,613 USD + equity + benefits. • Canada candidates only: For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $282,469 - $329,337 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $263,638 - $307,381 CAD + equity + benefits. • In equity-eligible countries, we currently also offer a flexible equity program where a portion of equity compensation may be taken as cash.