Quora

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Quora

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Salary

💰 $97,600 - $139,000 per year

Job Level

Tech Stack

About the role

  • Help implement scalable and efficient data architectures, meeting data needs from data scientists, engineers and business partners
  • Actively participate in the team’s planning process, discussing team’s priorities and proposing project ideas as you grow your knowledge and ownership in data-infra systems
  • Identify and implement improvements to system’s cost efficiency, reducing data storage and processing costs
  • Participate in the team’s oncall rotation, helping solve timely reliability incidents

Requirements

  • 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
  • Interest in scalability challenges and infrastructure technologies
  • A passion for learning, always improving yourself and the team around you
  • Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, or coding competition
  • Passion for Quora's mission and goals
  • Knowledge of Python and SQL
Benefits
  • medical/dental/vision coverage
  • equity refreshers
  • remote work reimbursement
  • paid time off
  • employee assistance programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
data architecturedata storagedata processingPythonSQLscalabilityinfrastructure technologiessoftware engineeringcoding competitions
Soft Skills
team collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvingownershippassion for learningimprovement mindset