Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Quora is a remote-first company dedicated to growing the world's collective intelligence. They are seeking a New Grad Software Engineer to join their data infrastructure team, where the role involves implementing scalable data architectures and participating in team planning and reliability incident resolution.
Responsibilities
- 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
Skills
- 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
Company Overview
Quora is a question-and-answer platform that allows users to ask and answer questions on a wide range of topics. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Mountain View, California, USA, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is http://quora.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
Quora has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 23 in 2025, 15 in 2024, 30 in 2023, 29 in 2022, 77 in 2021, 44 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.