
Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure
Quora
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Anywhere in the World
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Salary
💰 $97,600 - $139,000 per year
Job Level
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