Staff Software Engineer, Quora

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's “coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a focus on full-stack development
• Strong experience in at least one of: frontend development (React, TypeScript) or backend systems (Python)
• Experience building and maintaining production systems that handle financial transactions
• Solid understanding of database design, API development, and web application architecture
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail, especially important when working with monetary systems
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams

Desirable

• We are seeking a talented Full Stack Engineer to join our team in developing new monetization features for Poe
• In this role, you'll have the opportunity to build critical systems that power subscriptions, direct purchases, bot pricing models, and creator monetization tools
• Your work will directly impact how millions of users interact with and purchase access to various LLMs and how creators monetize their expertise and AI models on the platform
• As a senior engineer on the team, you'll collaborate closely with designers, product managers, data scientists, and other engineers to conceptualize, build, and iterate on monetization features from end to end
• This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong technical skills who wants to make a significant impact on a rapidly growing AI platform while working on challenging problems at the intersection of technology and business
• Design, build, and maintain robust backend and frontend systems for Poe's monetization features, including subscription management, LLM access purchasing flows, and creator payment systems
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand the user-problems and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Build intuitive and elegant user interfaces for complex monetary transactions
• Develop and optimize payment processing systems, ensuring security, reliability, and compliance with financial regulations
• Create tools that empower creators to set pricing, monitor revenue, and understand their monetization performance
• Participate in technical design reviews and contribute to architectural decisions
• Mentor other engineers and contribute to engineering best practices across the organization

• We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis