Machine Learning Engineer (Fully Remote)

Quora is a privately held, 'remote-first' company This position can be performed remotely from multiple countries around the world. Quora’s mission is to grow the world's collective intelligence. Poe : a platform providing millions of global users with one place to chat, explore and build with a wide variety of AI language models (bots), including GPT-5.2, Claude Opus 4.5, Grok 4.1, Veo 3.1, Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), and more. As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Poe provides a single platform to instantly integrate and utilize these new models.
Behind these products are passionate, collaborative, and high-performing global teams. Using continuous deployment, we quickly see our changes in the product and make fast iterations. Our engineers focus on creating polished products and writing high quality code by designing APIs and abstractions that are extensible and maintainable. As a member on the Ads ML team, you'll build deep learning and transformer based model architectures for ad candidate retrieval and ranking within our advertising platform. Your work will involve developing sophisticated bidding algorithms, and creating scalable ML systems that optimize ad selection. You'll also leverage large language models for brand safety detection and ad quality assessment, ensuring advertisers maintain brand integrity while users experience ads that meet the same quality standards as our core content.
Identify new opportunities to apply Machine Learning to different parts of the Quora Ads Product
Take end-to-end ownership of Machine Learning systems -- from data pipelines and training, to realtime prediction engine
Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “ coordination hours ' (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
A 2025 or Summer 2026 graduate with or pursuing a B.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field
Strong understanding of mathematical foundations of Machine Learning algorithms
Knowledge of Python or C++, or the ability to learn them quickly
Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience or coding competition
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. 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. For US based applicants, the salary range is $107,360 - $152,900 USD + equity + benefits.
For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $140,796 - $160,415 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $131,409 - $149,720 CAD + equity + benefits.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
AI technology may assist in sorting applications and recording interview notes, but all decisions are made by a member of our team.