Software Engineer - Full Stack, Poe

Posted Feb 7

[Quora is a "remote-first" company. This position can be performed remotely from Canada, Ireland, Mexico, or the United States. Please visit careers.quora.com/eligible-countries for details regarding employment eligibility by country.]

About Quora:

Quora’s mission is to grow and share the world’s knowledge. To do so, we have two knowledge sharing products:

  • Quora: a global knowledge sharing platform with over 400M monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others.
  • Poe: a platform that lets people ask questions, get instant answers, and have back-and-forth dialogue with various generative AI models (bots). As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Poe provides a single platform to instantly integrate and utilize these new models.

About the Team and Role:

We are seeking a talented Software Engineer to contribute to Poe, our exciting AI product. You'll play a vital role building new features from the ground up, as a member of a team driving new user growth, monetization, or AI chat and bot products.

Your role will involve planning and implementing new features, contributing to front-end and back-end development, and taking shared ownership of the cross-functional product development cycle. If you're a team player with strong technical skills, eager to learn, grow, and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate closely with Product Designers, Engineers, Data Scientists, and QA to deliver interactive, intuitive AI-powered user experiences on Poe
  • Iterate quickly on projects, from ideation to launch, using the full web technology stack
  • Be a champion for both user experience and for sustainable, scalable code practices

Minimum Requirements:

  • Ability to be available for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
  • 2+ years of full-time professional experience building consumer web products (excluding internships)
  • Excellent Python and JavaScript development skills
  • Demonstrated knowledge of frontend technologies such as React and TypeScript
  • Professional experience leveraging backend storage systems such as MySQL, MyRocks, Memcached, or Redis

Preferred Requirements:

  • 2+ years of professional experience shipping user-facing features as a full-stack developer
  • 2+ years of professional experience with React, Typescript, and GraphQL
  • Passion for Quora’s products and mission

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.

Additional Information:

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. For more information on benefits, visit this link: https://www.careers.quora.com/benefits

There are many factors that will determine the starting pay, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs.

  • US candidates only: For Colorado based applicants, the minimum base salary range is $94,400 - $185,300 USD + equity + benefits. For California, New Jersey, New York, and Washington based applicants, the minimum salary range is $94,400 - $218,000 USD + equity + benefits.
  • British Columbia Candidates Only: For British Columbia based applicants, the minimum base salary range is $95,000 - $219,800 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.

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