• 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 skills in Python or similar programming language
• Professional experience leveraging backend storage systems such as MySQL, MyRocks, Memcached, or Redis
• Knowledge of frontend technologies such as React and Typescript
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems

Desirable

• Have a significant impact on a wide array of features that are essential to the Quora community, working on projects that improve user engagement, drive user growth, ensure high-quality content through effective moderation, and enhance the overall creator experience
• Leverage data and experimentation to create solutions that will reach millions of users
• Engage with a fast-paced, agile development environment, delivering functional and engaging features that meet our high standards of quality and performance
• Develop full stack web applications with Python and JavaScript
• Work on projects focused on core product mechanics, growth, moderation, and creator experience
• Design and implement product features at massive scale with data-driven iteration
• Drive projects from ideation to production using the full technology stack
• Work with designers, product managers, fellow engineers, and data scientists to prototype and implement functionality and analyze impact