Quora has been an appealing platform for users who want to share their knowledge and learn anything. With the vision of expanding the knowledge and ideas of the world, Quora’s products—Quora and Poe—are shaping the way ideas are exchanged, information is acquired, and innovations are sought in the disconnected age.

• Quora: A global knowledge-sharing hub attracting over 400 million monthly visitors. It connects users to share insights on diverse topics, fostering learning and meaningful interactions. 
• Poe:Cutting-edge platform integrating AI tools such as GPT-4, Cloud 3, Gemini Pro, and DALL-E 3. Poe empowers users to explore, interact, and build with advanced AI capabilities through a unified platform.

Behind these platforms is a dynamic team that values transparency, collaboration, and a culture of experimentation. Together, they are reshaping knowledge accessibility and creating a lasting global impact.

Promoting engagement through the design of information architecture

At Quora, designers have a particularly great responsibility; they focus on building a platform where knowledge can be shared globally and businesses can make an impact with their audience. It’s not just about design; it’s about everything: psychology, sociology, networks, policies, and design.

What’s it like to work as a designer at Quora?

This is the part where Quora is special, because at Quora, designers are not just followers of trends; they create trends in product design and its strategy altogether. Designers design systems, systems that underpin the distribution of knowledge, but do not forget that each user’s experience is unique and personal and has to be delivered in a high-quality manner. Their UI design outputs are one of these, as well as the final views of product creation, which have been made possible through A/B testing and user research.

Key Responsibilities

During your time as a product designer who is embedded within Quora’s product teams, you will be charged with:

• Identifying Opportunities: Lead high-impact opportunities targeting your product area and design solutions that meet business requirements.
• Collaboration: Jointly work with user researchers, data scientists, and product managers to build the understanding of users and automate solutions.
• Global Scalability: Design for practicality on various platforms and geographical locations while ensuring quality through critique and feedback.
• Design Implementation: Take part in enhancing the design system by designing and incorporating new features that improve the user experience.
• Project Management: Handle several projects at the same time; foresee issues that are likely to delay project implementation and come up with ways to quickly resolve them without any quality compromise.

The Balance of Rigor and Empathy

Empathy and rigor are two keywords that define Quora’s design philosophy as well. Designers take ahold of both A/B testing and user studies to confirm their efforts meet business and user needs, and thus every decision is made for a reason. This broad mindset gives designers freedom to think outside the box while remaining respectful of the user’s needs.

Minimum and Preferred Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Availability: Willingness to participate in Quora’s coordination hours (Monday – Friday 9 AM – 3 PM Pacific Time) in the capacity of collaborating with other respondents.
• Experience: Must have worked for at least two years in the design of multi-sided platforms or marketplaces.
• Portfolio: Proven experience in digital web and native application design, experience with effective interaction design and visual design as well.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to comprehend at a higher level the strategic issues of complex social products and changes.
• Research-Driven: Has already demonstrated that they can design empirical and user research to solve design problems.

Preferred Requirements:

• Social Platforms: Past experiences in the design of high-quality products for social platforms are an advantage.
• Metrics-Driven Design: Working knowledge of A/B testing and data-driven environments is an advantage.
• Design Systems: Skills in developing and integrating design systems into existing projects are desirable.
• Mobile Expertise: Skills and experience dealing with social media applications that require the user to create mobile, intuitive experiences.

Quora will not discriminate against people irrespective of their origins and especially encourages candidates belonging to underrepresented groups in the tech industry to apply. Candidates do not have to satisfy all the preferred qualifications, as their points of view can add to the culture and the products of Quora positively.

A Culture of Inclusivity and Innovation

Quora appreciates the uniqueness and the need to be more inclusive, as such wide expertise allows it to craft strong teams and products. Quora’s commitment to growing and sharing the world’s knowledge becomes a reality because of its acceptance of people from all backgrounds. This concern also applies to the marginalized groups and is what helps in promoting an innovative culture through different ideas and experiences.

Comprehensive Benefits and Compensation

Quora offers a robust benefits package tailored to the needs of its global workforce. These benefits include:

•  Medical, dental, and vision coverage
•  Equity refreshers
•  Remote work reimbursements
•  Paid time off
•  Employee assistance programs

Benefits are country-specific, ensuring relevance and impact for employees in different regions. For U.S.-based applicants, the salary ranges from $135,840 to $205,200 USD, while Canadian applicants can expect a range of $165,705 to $214,555 CAD, both inclusive of equity and additional benefits.

Join Quora’s Mission

The effort of Quora to bring knowledge to the masses is still a work in progress. Joining the team means joining a mission-oriented organization that embraces growth, progress, and cooperation. If you are making contributions to Quora’s core platform or developing Poe, your efforts will choose great deals in the eyes of the world and impact how they learn and interact with each other.

Quora’s dedication to diversity, alongside its focus on achieving balanced, high-performing teams, always means purpose as well as growth for every member of the team. If you are looking to make an impact and help a platform that, with it, develops the knowledge-sharing culture and its future, then Quora is for you.

Quora is an equal opportunity employer. The recruitment strategies of the company are built on the principle of equity, and hence no one is discriminated against by virtue of race, religion, gender, age, or handicap. You are free to work with a team that is appreciative of you and encourages you on your world-changing endeavor.

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