Senior AI / ML Engineer, Ranking - Quora (Remote)
About the role
Quora is hiring a Senior Machine Learning Engineer focused on ranking models for their remote distribution team. The Philippines is explicitly listed as an eligible country. Availability during Quora coordination hours (Mon-Fri 9am-3pm Pacific / 1-7am PHT) is required. You will advance ranking models and apply the latest ML techniques to drive meaningful impact across Quora's product.
What you'll do
- Improve existing ML ranking models for feed, notifications, and digest email using Python/C++ and core ML knowledge.
- Identify new opportunities to apply machine learning to the Quora product.
- Take end-to-end ownership of ML systems: data pipelines, candidate extraction, feature engineering, model training, and production integration.
- Develop ranking methodologies that other engineers build on.
- Collaborate with ML engineers to implement algorithms efficiently.
Requirements
- 3+ years of professional experience working on recommendation models.
- Good understanding of mathematical foundations of ML algorithms.
- Experience building end-to-end machine learning systems.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
- Preferred: 5+ years writing Python or C++ code; experience leading large-scale multi-engineer projects.
About Quora
Quora is a global knowledge-sharing platform with 300M+ monthly unique visitors, and the creator of Poe, an AI platform that lets users access and build with multiple AI models including GPT, Claude, and Gemini. Quora is remote-first and explicitly hires from the Philippines.
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