Machine Learning Engineer, New Grad - Quora (Remote)

Remote · Full-time · Remote · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Quora’s mission is to grow the world's collective intelligence. To do so, we have two platforms:
- Quora http://quora.com: a global knowledge sharing platform with millions of monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others.
- Poe https://poe.com/: a cloud workspace where millions of users run multiple AI agents on shared context and tools. One subscription, every frontier model, and the collaboration layer that makes them work together.
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.

As a Machine Learning Engineer (New Grad) at Quora, you will work alongside experienced engineers to design, evaluate, and deploy production ML systems.
You will build the next generation of AI-powered systems leveraging LLMs and agentic workflows to improve content quality and safety across Quora.

Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered agents to detect and address spam, harassment, and other policy-violating content at Quora's scale
Develop agentic workflows to automate complex tasks, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our content and user moderation systems
Design and improve ML systems that adapt to evolving abuse patterns and new challenges
Evaluate agent performance through offline evaluations, online experiments, and production monitoring, balancing accuracy, reliability, latency, and cost
Investigate failure cases, experiment with new approaches, and iterate on solutions to improve system performance
Identify new opportunities to apply ML and LLMs to content quality and safety across Quora
Collaborate with experienced engineers and take ownership of projects from early development through production

Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field, completed or in progress
Strong understanding of mathematical foundations of Machine Learning algorithms
Coursework, research, or project experience with LLM applications or transformer models
Strong knowledge of Python
A passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you
Able to start full-time in early 2027

Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, open-source contribution or coding competition
Hands-on experience building and evaluating LLM agents, in projects, research, internships, or production
Regular use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex
Coursework or projects in natural language processing (NLP)
Genuine interest in content safety and quality
Passion for Quora's mission and goals

Medical/dental/vision coverage
Equity refreshers
Remote work reimbursement
Paid time off
Employee assistance programs
Flexible equity program where a portion of equity compensation may be taken as cash

Remote-first company with positions performable remotely from anywhere in the US or Canada