quora - Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ranking - Quora (Remote)
Requirements
• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours https://quora.com/coordination_hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time) • 3+ years of professional experience working on recommendation or ranking 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 • 5+ years of experience writing Python or C++ code • Experience with generative recommendation systems • Experience with user behavior or user sequence modeling, transformers, or long sequence modeling applied to ranking • 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 compensation, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs. • US candidates only: For US based applicants, the salary range is $189,507 - $274,604 USD + equity + benefits. • Canada candidates only: For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $243,330 - $282,076 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $227,108 - $263,271 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.
Responsibilities
• Improve our existing machine learning ranking models using your core coding skills and ML knowledge • 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 • 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
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