Full Stack Software Engineer, New Grad
Quora
About the Role
This role will be working on our Quora product. The Quora Core Product team is responsible for the continuous evolution of the Quora user experience. Engineers work at the intersection of software development, design, and data science to build intuitive features that foster knowledge sharing and community engagement.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop full stack applications with Python and React.
- Contribute to projects that shape our core product experience, driving growth, ensuring healthy moderation, and empowering creators.
- Design and launch product features at massive scale, using data and experimentation to guide each iteration.
- Drive projects from ideation to production using the full technology stack.
- Collaborate with designers, product managers, fellow engineers, and data scientists to prototype and implement functionality and analyze impact.
- Participate in the team’s on-call rotation to ensure Quora provides a reliable and high-quality product.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time).
- A 2025 or 2026 graduate with or pursuing a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Foundational understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design through coursework or practical experience.
- Experience with Python or similar programming language, or the ability to learn them quickly.
- A passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you.
- Familiarity with Python, React, TypeScript and/or SQL (Preferred).
- Passion for Quora's mission and goals (Preferred).
- Curiosity about AI and hands-on experience exploring AI tools or building AI-powered projects through coursework, personal projects, or previous work experience (Preferred).
Qualifications
- Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, and/or coding competition (Preferred).