Quora is hiring a
Machine Learning Engineer - NLP in Worldwide

Summary

The job is for a Machine Learning Engineer at Quora, a remote-first company with products including Quora and Poe. The role involves improving existing ML systems, identifying new opportunities to apply ML, and taking end-to-end ownership of ML systems. The ideal candidate should have professional experience in software development and machine learning.

Requirements

• Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's coordination hours (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• Demonstrated professional experience in software development and machine learning
• 3+ years of professional experience working on natural language processing, language modeling, etc
• Solid understanding of mathematical foundations of machine learning algorithms
• Previous experience building end to end machine learning systems
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field

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 in an efficient way
• Take end to end ownership of machine learning systems - from data pipelines, feature engineering, candidate extraction, model training, as well as integration into our production systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Flexible and positive team player with outstanding interpersonal skills
• 3+ years of experience writing Python or C++ code
• Proven track record of delivering NLP models to solve industry-scale problem
• Experience with transformer models
• Experience with leading large-scale multi-engineer projects
• Passion for Quora's mission and goals