# Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Ads - Quora (Remote) at Quora

- Company: Quora
- What the company does: Backed by a16z.
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Remote - Multiple Locations
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $190K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-25
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/quora/0cf73c29-e74b-4eaf-8dd4-e864d88bcc35
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/quora-senior-machine-learning-engineer-ads-quora-remote/

## About the role

Develop and improve ads ranking models, including prediction objectives, feature interactions, user-history modeling, and calibration Take end to end ownership of machine learning systems - from data pipelines, feature engineering, training-data construction and model evaluation, model training, as well as integration into our production systems

## What they're looking for

- Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “ coordination hours " (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
- 4+ years of professional software development experience in machine learning
- Hands-on experience developing and deploying ads ranking models at scale, including CTR or CVR prediction and calibration, with demonstrated ownership of production improvements
- Experience evaluating ranking models through offline analysis and online experiments, including investigating discrepancies between model metrics and business outcomes
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, testing, debugging, or data analysis, with sound judgment in validating generated code and conclusions
- Hands-on experience building and deploying deep learning models with PyTorch or TensorFlow

Tags: Engineering