Machine Learning Engineer, New Grad

About the Role

• This position can be performed remotely from anywhere in the US or Canada.
• Working on the Quora product.
• Building the next generation of AI-powered systems to improve content quality and safety.
• Leveraging LLMs and agentic workflows to detect harmful content, automate complex decisions, and respond to evolving challenges at scale.
• As a Machine Learning Engineer (New Grad), you will work alongside experienced engineers to design, evaluate, and deploy systems in production.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered agents to detect and address spam, harassment, and other policy-violating content.
• Develop agentic workflows to automate complex tasks, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of 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.
• Collaborate with experienced engineers and take ownership of projects from early development through production.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Python
• PyTorch
• TensorFlow
• Spark
• Kubernetes

Qualifications

• 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.

Preferred Requirements

• 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.