Software Engineer - Ads, Quora (Remote)

Requirements:

• 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 product development experience building consumer or enterprise web products (internships excluded)
• Excellent Python, Java, or C++ development skills
• Knowledge of backend storage systems such as MySQL, HBase, Memcached, or Redis
• Knowledge of frontend technologies such as React, JavaScript, Typescript
• Experience with large-scale distributed systems

Preferred Requirements:

• 2+ years of industry experience in online advertising, or related areas in monetization & marketing
• 1+ years of experience building with open-source data infrastructure technologies, such as Kafka, Airflow, and Spark
• 1+ years of frontend experience with frontend technologies, such as React, JavaScript, Typescript
• Love of the Quora products

Responsibilities:

• Drive projects from ideation to production using the full technology stack
• Architect, design, and implement features for our mission-critical online ad platform at massive scale with data-driven iteration
• Identify high impact features that achieve engineering and revenue goals, and be able to explain rationale for your decisions
• Work with designers, fellow engineers, and data scientists to prototype and implement functionality and analyze impact

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Equity refreshers
• Remote work reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance programs