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# Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ranking - Quora (Remote)

- **Company:** Quora, Inc.
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $189,507 - $274,604
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Recommender Systems, Feature Engineering, Generative AI, Information Technology, Machine Learning Operations, Software Coding, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** November 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pwo7ai3a9o

## About the Role

* Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's "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

Preferred Requirements

 * 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

## Description

* 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