Staff ML Engineer - Recommender Systems & Experimentation

Quora; United States; Remote; USD 210,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Quora seeks a senior technical leader to set the direction for the home feed recommender systems and to spearhead major projects across the recommender stack.

You will drive measurable engagement and content-quality improvements through rigorous online experiments and full ownership of ML systems, partnering with product, data science, and infrastructure teams while mentoring engineers to raise modeling standards and AI-assisted development.

Responsibilities

• Set the technical direction for Quora's home feed recommendation systems and lead high-impact projects across the recommender stack.
• Drive measurable improvements in user engagement and content quality through well-designed online experiments and end-to-end ML system ownership.
• Partner with product, data science, and infrastructure teams, while mentoring engineers and raising the bar for modeling rigor and AI-assisted development.

Job description

Quora seeks a senior technical leader to set the direction for the home feed recommender systems and to spearhead major projects across the recommender stack.

You will drive measurable engagement and content-quality improvements through rigorous online experiments and full ownership of ML systems, partnering with product, data science, and infrastructure teams while mentoring engineers to raise modeling standards and AI-assisted development.