[All remote jobs](https://jobicy.com/jobs.md)[![Quora logo](https://jobicy.com/data/server-nyc0409/galaxy/mercury/2020/09/WRILS-200916172339-629302.jpg)](https://jobicy.com/company/quora.md)[Quora](https://jobicy.com/company/quora.md) # Machine Learning Engineer, New Grad – Quora Review the role, location requirements, compensation details, and application process before deciding whether this opportunity fits your next career move. [Apply for this job](#job-application)[View company](https://jobicy.com/company/quora.md)ShareRemote from[USA](https://jobicy.com/job-region/usa.md), [Canada](https://jobicy.com/job-region/canada.md)SalaryUSD 107,360–152,900 / yrDepartment[Software Engineering](https://jobicy.com/categories/engineering.md)EmploymentFull TimeExperienceOpen levelPublished26 Oct 2026Apply before25 Nov 2026Listing views84Application actions4Application toolkit ## Make your next move. Prepare your resume, explore your fit, and draft a cover letter for this opportunity. AI Summary ## The role, at a glance. Quora is hiring a new-graduate Machine Learning Engineer to build and operate LLM-powered systems for content quality and safety. The role involves developing agentic workflows, evaluating models through offline and online experiments, investigating failures, and deploying reliable systems at large scale. Candidates need strong Python and machine-learning foundations, plus coursework or projects involving LLMs, transformers, or NLP. The team uses Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, and Kubernetes, and offers substantial ownership with support from experienced ML engineers. The role is fully remote for candidates located in the United States or Canada, with collaboration required during Pacific coordination hours. ## Role DNA A quick view of the complexity, pace, ownership and collaboration implied by the job description. ### Job Complexity 4/5EasyHard ### Pace & Pressure 4/5RelaxedFast-paced ### Autonomy Level 4/5GuidedFull ownership ### Communication Load 4/5IndependentCollaborative AI insightThis is an entry-level role, but it requires solid ML theory and practical LLM experience while working on production moderation systems used at significant scale. Success requires balancing model quality, latency, reliability, cost, and evolving safety risks. ## Salary analysis Estimated compensation compared with the broader US market for similar roles. Estimated job median (per year)Market rate$130,130US market range (per year)$110k–$165k0$181.50k AI insightThe yearly pay period is inferred from the job context; it was not explicitly stated by the employer. The employer discloses a US base-salary range of $107,360–$152,900 USD. The yearly cadence is inferred from the range and the full-time US new-graduate engineering context, as the posting does not explicitly state an annual period. Estimated US market pay for a new-graduate machine learning engineer is approximately $110,000–$165,000 USD per year; equity and benefits are additional and excluded from these figures. ## Core skills Skills and capabilities most closely associated with this opportunity. [Python](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Python.md)[Machine Learning](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Machine%20Learning.md)[Large Language Models](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Large%20Language%20Models.md)[Transformer Models](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Transformer%20Models.md)[LLM Agents](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=LLM%20Agents.md)[Natural Language Processing](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Natural%20Language%20Processing.md)[PyTorch](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=PyTorch.md)[TensorFlow](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=TensorFlow.md)[Apache Spark](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Apache%20Spark.md)[Kubernetes](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Kubernetes.md)[Model Evaluation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Model%20Evaluation.md)[Online Experimentation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Online%20Experimentation.md)[Production Monitoring](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Production%20Monitoring.md)[Content Moderation](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Content%20Moderation.md)[Trust and Safety](https://jobicy.com/jobs?search_keywords=Trust%20and%20Safety.md) Sample interview questionsDescribe an LLM-based approach to detect harassment or spam in user-generated content.I would start with a clearly defined taxonomy and labeled examples, then establish a baseline classifier or prompting workflow. I would evaluate precision, recall, false-positive impact, latency, and cost across important content segments, add safeguards for ambiguous cases, and monitor production drift so the system can be retrained or adjusted as abuse patterns change. How would you evaluate an LLM agent before releasing it to production? I would create an offline evaluation set that represents normal, adversarial, and edge-case inputs, with human-reviewed labels where possible. I would measure task quality, safety errors, consistency, latency, and cost, then run a limited online experiment with guardrails and compare outcomes against the existing workflow before broad rollout. Tell us about a machine-learning or NLP project you built and the technical decisions you made. I would explain the problem, data preparation, model or baseline selection, evaluation metrics, experiments, and final outcome. I would also discuss trade-offs such as model complexity versus inference cost and identify what I would improve with more time or data. What would you do if a production moderation model began incorrectly flagging a large volume of harmless content? I would first assess severity and consider rolling back or reducing automated enforcement while preserving logs. I would segment the failures by language, topic, model version, and input characteristics, identify the regression source, validate a fix against targeted and broad evaluation sets, and communicate the incident and mitigation plan to stakeholders. How do you balance accuracy, latency, reliability, and cost for an ML system? I would define service-level targets and prioritize the risks of each error type for the product. I would use a staged design where inexpensive models or rules handle straightforward cases, reserve more expensive LLM calls for uncertain inputs, cache where appropriate, and continuously monitor quality and cost metrics after deployment. Opportunity details ## About this role. [[Quora is a privately held, “remote-first” company](https://www.quora.com/q/quora/Remote-First-at-Quora). This position can be performed remotely from anywhere in the US or Canada. Please visit [careers.quora.com/eligible-countries](http://careers.quora.com/eligible-countries) for details regarding employment eligibility by country.] ### About Quora: Quora’s mission is to grow the world’s collective intelligence. To do so, we have two platforms: * [Quora](http://quora.com): a global knowledge sharing platform with millions of monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others. * [Poe](https://poe.com/): a cloud workspace where millions of users run multiple AI agents on shared context and tools. One subscription, every frontier model, and the collaboration layer that makes them work together. Behind these products are passionate, collaborative, and high-performing global teams. We have a culture rooted in transparency, idea-sharing, and experimentation that allows us to celebrate success and grow together through meaningful work. Join us on this journey to create a positive impact and make a significant change in the world. This role will be working on our Quora product. ### About the Team and Role: Our ML team is small and highly collaborative, working on challenging problems that impact hundreds of millions of Quora users. We encourage engineers to think big, experiment with new ideas, and continuously learn and improve. With over 100 ML models in production, engineers have opportunities to take ownership of meaningful projects, work closely with experienced teammates, and quickly see the impact of their work. We’re building the next generation of AI-powered systems to improve content quality and safety across Quora. By leveraging LLMs and agentic workflows, we’re transforming how we detect harmful content, automate complex decisions, and respond to evolving challenges at scale. As a Machine Learning Engineer (New Grad), you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to design, evaluate, and deploy these systems in production. No previous trust and safety experience is required. You’ll learn from the engineers who built these systems. Stack: Python, PyTorch, TensorFlow, Spark, Kubernetes ### Responsibilities: * Design, build, and deploy LLM-powered agents to detect and address spam, harassment, and other policy-violating content at Quora’s scale * Develop agentic workflows to automate complex tasks, improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our content and user moderation systems * Design and improve ML systems that adapt to evolving abuse patterns and new challenges * Evaluate agent performance through offline evaluations, online experiments, and production monitoring, balancing accuracy, reliability, latency, and cost * Investigate failure cases, experiment with new approaches, and iterate on solutions to improve system performance * Identify new opportunities to apply ML and LLMs to content quality and safety across Quora * Collaborate with experienced engineers and take ownership of projects from early development through production ### Minimum Requirements: * Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora’s “[coordination hours](https://quora.com/coordination_hours)” (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time) * B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or a related technical field, completed or in progress * Strong understanding of mathematical foundations of Machine Learning algorithms * Coursework, research, or project experience with LLM applications or transformer models * Strong knowledge of Python * A passion for learning and always improving yourself and the team around you * Able to start full-time in early 2027 ### Preferred Requirements: * Previous software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, open-source contribution or coding competition * Hands-on experience building and evaluating LLM agents, in projects, research, internships, or production * Regular use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code or Codex * Coursework or projects in natural language processing (NLP) * Genuine interest in content safety and quality * Passion for Quora’s mission and goals At Quora, we value diversity and inclusivity and welcome individuals from all backgrounds, including marginalized or underrepresented groups in tech, to apply for our job openings. We encourage all candidates who share a passion for growing the world’s knowledge, even those who may not strictly meet all the preferred requirements, to apply, as we know that a diverse range of perspectives can have a significant impact on our products and our culture. ### Additional Information: We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis. This role is a backfill for an existing vacancy. Quora offers a wide range of benefits including medical/dental/vision coverage, equity refreshers, remote work reimbursement, paid time off, employee assistance programs, and more. Benefits are country-specific and may vary. There are many factors that will determine the starting compensation, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs. * US candidates only: For US based applicants, the salary range is $107,360 – $152,900 USD + equity + benefits. * Canada candidates only: For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $137,852 – $157,061 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $128,661 – $146,590 CAD + equity + benefits. * In equity-eligible countries, we currently also offer a flexible equity program where a portion of equity compensation may be taken as cash. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. AI technology may assist in sorting applications and recording interview notes, but all decisions are made by a member of our team. To ensure a secure hiring process, all final candidates will undergo identity verification and a comprehensive background check prior to onboarding. 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