Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ranking - Quora (Remote)
Core
Building and optimizing second-phase ranking models for Quora's feed, notifications, and digest emails to connect users with content.
Role type
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Ranking/Recommendation Systems)
Builds
Production recommendation systems (feed, digest, notifications) for Quora's global knowledge platform
Domain
Social Media / Recommendation Systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
End-to-end ML system ownership, ranking model optimization, feature engineering, data pipelines, mathematical foundations of ML algorithms
Preferred skills
Python/C++ coding, generative recommendation systems, user behavior/sequence modeling, transformers, long sequence modeling, leading large-scale multi-engineer projects
Technologies
Python, C++, Transformers
Responsibilities
Improve existing ranking models, own end-to-end ML systems (data to production), identify new ML opportunities, collaborate on algorithm implementation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
