[<a target="_blank" href="https://www.quora.com/q/quora/Remote-First-at-Quora">Quora is a privately held, remote-first company</a>. This position can be performed remotely from multiple countries around the world. Please visit <a target="_blank" href="http://careers.quora.com/eligible-countries">careers.quora.com/eligible-countries</a> for details regarding employment eligibility by country.]<h2>About Quora:</h2>Quora’s mission is to grow and share the world’s knowledge. To do so, we have two knowledge sharing products:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="http://quora.com">Quora</a>: a global knowledge sharing platform with over 400M monthly unique visitors, bringing people together to share insights on various topics and providing a unique platform to learn and connect with others.</li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://poe.com/">Poe</a>: a platform providing millions of global users with one place to chat, explore and build with a wide variety of AI language models (bots), including GPT-5, Claude Sonnet 4.5, Grok 4, Veo 3, Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana), and more. As AI capabilities rapidly advance, Poe provides a single platform to instantly integrate and utilize these new models.</li></ul>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 Poe product.<h2>About the Team and Role:</h2>The mission of the Platform team is to enhance developer productivity by building foundational systems, frameworks, tools, and abstractions that enable product teams to deliver faster and with greater confidence. Our focus areas include testing frameworks for reliable and scalable code validation, CI/CD pipelines to streamline robust deployments, and developer environments that are easy to set up, consistent, and efficient. By eliminating friction in the development process, we empower teams to achieve faster iteration and feedback cycles. Our goal is to be a trusted partner in accelerating software delivery.As the manager of the Poe Platform Team, you will drive technical excellence, mentor engineers, and collaborate across functions to deliver high-quality solutions. Youll define team roadmaps aligned with business goals while fostering an inclusive and innovative engineering culture.<h2>Responsibilities:</h2><ul><li>Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing platform engineering team by fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning</li><li>Drive initiatives to improve developer velocity by streamlining workflows and reducing friction</li><li>Uphold and drive high standards for best engineering practices across Poe teams</li><li>Leverage the latest AI tools to enhance team productivity</li><li>Define and align the team’s roadmap with organizational goals</li><li>Establish processes for operational efficiency and reliability</li><li>Guide technical design discussions and long-term strategy</li></ul><h2>Minimum Requirements:</h2><ul><li>Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quoras “<a target="_blank" href="https://quora.com/coordination_hours">coordination hours</a> (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)</li><li>Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience</li><li>8+ years in software engineering with proficiency in programming languages like Python and JavaScript</li><li>2+ years of experience managing engineers, fostering their growth and professional development</li><li>Proven experience in designing and scaling systems that enhance developer workflows, such as CI/CD pipelines, testing frameworks, and automation tools</li><li>Proven ability to manage complex projects, prioritize effectively, and deliver scalable, high-quality technical solutions on time</li><li>Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li><li>A proactive mindset with a passion for tackling challenges, improving processes, and driving engineering excellence</li></ul><h2>Preferred Requirements:</h2><ul><li>Hands-on experience with AI platforms, frameworks, and APIs, including integrating AI/ML solutions into engineering systems</li><li>Passion for Quora’s mission and a strong interest in advancing Poe through technical innovation</li><li>In-depth experience with modern container orchestration and infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)</li><li>Familiarity with designing and maintaining highly scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant systems for developer platforms</li><li>Dedication to keeping up with emerging technologies and trends in platform engineering, AI, and related fields</li></ul>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.<h2>Additional Information:</h2>We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis. 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. For more information on benefits, visit this link: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.careers.quora.com/benefits">https://www.careers.quora.com/benefits</a>There are many factors that will determine the starting pay, including but not limited to experience, location, education, and business needs.<ul><li>US candidates only: For US based applicants, the salary range is $183,647 - $267,615 USD + equity + benefits.</li><li>Canada candidates only: For Toronto and Vancouver based applicants, the salary range is $237,868 - $277,302 CAD + equity + benefits. For all other locations in Canada, the salary range is $222,010 - $258,816 CAD + equity + benefits.</li></ul>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.Please note: AI technology may assist in sorting applications and recording interview notes, but all decisions are made by a member of our team.#LI-SS2 #LI-REMOTE