Senior Software Engineer - Quora, Ads (Remote)

About the Opportunity:

The organization operates two platforms: a global knowledge sharing platform with over 300 million monthly unique visitors that connects people to share insights on various topics, and a platform offering users access to a variety of AI language models for chatting, exploring, and building. The role involves working on the knowledge sharing platform’s ad product. The ads team supports thousands of advertisers reaching hundreds of millions of users, focusing on data-intensive needs such as metrics, audience targeting, real-time ad delivery, and advertiser tools. The position contributes to generating revenue by building data-intensive applications enabling targeted advertising and ensuring a high-quality user experience.

Responsibilities:

• Drive projects from ideation to production using the full technology stack

• Architect, design, and implement features for the mission-critical online ad platform at scale with data-driven iteration

• Identify high impact features aligning with engineering and revenue goals and explain decision rationale

• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and data scientists to prototype, implement, and analyze functionality impact

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during coordination hours (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)

• 5+ years of full-time product development experience building consumer or enterprise web products (internships excluded)

• 2+ years of industry experience in online advertising or related area

• Proficiency with Python or similar programming language

• 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: 1+ years of frontend experience with React, Javascript, Typescript

Benefits & Perks:

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Equity refreshers

• Remote work reimbursement

• Paid time off

• Employee assistance programs

• Benefits vary by country; details available on the organization’s careers page

Compensation:

• US-based applicants: Salary range $179,004 - $312,588 USD plus equity and benefits

• Canada-based applicants in Toronto and Vancouver: Salary range $234,753 - $327,951 CAD plus equity and benefits

• Canada-based applicants outside Toronto and Vancouver: Salary range $219,103 - $306,088 CAD plus equity and benefits

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