At Quora, our engineers are the driving force behind our products and mission to solve complex problems and create meaningful impact. With a team of talented and dedicated individuals, we believe that engineering is key to unlocking innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

Our Engineering Values

Our engineering teams foster a culture of selfless learning, open communication, empathy, flexibility, and long-term thinking. We prioritize values such as:

  • Embracing feedback as an opportunity for growth
  • Practicing transparency and trust through direct communication
  • Being empathetic to others and recognizing our success is tied to the success of our team
  • Adapting quickly to changes while prioritizing agility and resilience
  • Driven by long-term impact, with a deep understanding of short-term trade-offs
  • Aligned with Quora's mission and vision, working towards making a positive impact on the world

Our Teams

Our Engineering Department is divided into three main sections: Foundation, Product Systems, and Machine Learning. Each team works together to deliver high-quality products that align with our overall mission and values.

The Foundation Organization

The mission of the Foundation organization is to provide the best set of tools and infrastructure for enabling developers to build great products. Our engineers design, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that power product and ML features for hundreds of millions of users.

The Product Systems Organization

The mission of the Product Systems organization is to directly support our product goals, building and scaling user-facing features to improve user engagement, acquisition, and retention, product quality, and revenue. Our engineers work on a variety of product areas, including fast and intuitive features for Poe users, core product surfaces, tools leveraging AI technology, monetization features, and moderation systems.

The Machine Learning Organization

The mission of the Machine Learning organization is to support key company goals such as revenue growth, user engagement, cost reduction, content quality, and great user experience. Our machine learning engineers own end-to-end ML pipelines or AI-driven features that power both Quora and Poe in areas such as content recommendation, content understanding, monetization, and Poe AI.

Our Engineering Leadership Team

Our engineering leadership team is comprised of experienced leaders who are passionate about innovation, collaboration, and excellence. Meet our Vice President of Engineering, Vanessa Tan, Head of Poe Product Engineering Organization, Charlie Hu, and more.

Technical Interview Tips

While every interview journey is unique, our team has identified a few key tips to help you prepare and feel confident going into your engineering interviews at Quora:

  • Research our company values and ongoing projects by exploring our careers page and Engineering at Quora Space
  • Ask questions during your technical interviews – we encourage you to think out loud
  • Practice with Poe, as many technical interviews include coding challenges