New grad ML engineer building LLM-powered agents for content moderation and safety at Quora
[Quora is a privately held, "remote-first" company. This position can be performed remotely from anywhere in the US or Canada. Please visit careers.quora.com/eligible-countries for details regarding employment eligibility by country.]
Quora’s mission is to grow the world's collective intelligence. To do so, we have two platforms:
Behind these products are passionate, collaborative, and high-performing global teams. We have a culture rooted in transparency, idea-sharing, and experimentation that allows us to celebrate success and grow together through meaningful work. Join us on this journey to create a positive impact and make a significant change in the world. This role will be working on our Quora product.
About the Team and Role: Our ML team is small and highly collaborative, working on challenging problems that impact hundreds of millions of Quora users. We encourage engineers to think big, experiment with new ideas, and continuously learn and improve. With over 100 ML models in production, engineers have opportunities to take ownership of meaningful projects, work closely with experienced teammates, and quickly see the impact of their work. We're building the next generation of AI-powered systems to improve content quality and safety across Quora. By leveraging LLMs and agentic workflows, we're transforming how we detect harmful content, automate complex decisions, and respond to evolving challenges at scale. As a Machine Learning Engineer (New Grad), you'll work alongside experienced engineers to design, evaluate, and deploy these systems in production. No previous trust and safety experience is required. You'll learn from the engineers who built these systems. Stack: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, Kubernetes
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. We encourage all candidates who share a passion for growing the world’s knowledge, even those who may not strictly meet all the preferred requirements, to apply, as we know that a diverse range of perspectives can have a significant impact on our products and our culture.
We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis. This role is a backfill for an existing vacancy. 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. Benefits are country-specific and may vary. There are many factors that will determine the starting compensation, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs.
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. To ensure a secure hiring process, all final candidates wil
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