Operations Team Lead at Quora

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Cybersecurity, EdTech, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of experience supporting and developing business-critical systems in high-availability environments
  • 3+ years of experience leading engineering teams in an Agile environment
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at all levels, facilitating discussions and driving alignment
  • Product-oriented mindset: ability to understand, prioritize, and improve the experience of internal and external users
  • Expertise with Linux-based environments and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including core services: compute, storage, networking, databases, monitoring
  • Advanced experience with Kubernetes, Helm, and cloud-native architectures
  • Strong understanding of SRE practices, incident management, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis
  • Solid expertise in observability disciplines
  • Experience with automation tools, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)
  • Familiarity with compliance and security standards
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple priorities while maintaining strategic focus
  • Excellent leadership, mentoring, organizational, and communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Define and drive the operational and infrastructure strategy, aligning it with business and product objectives
  • Provide hands-on leadership to the Operations team, ensuring a robust, scalable, and reliable backbone that supports fast and safe product delivery
  • Lead and mentor the operations engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, improvement, ownership and collaboration
  • Act as a key communication channel between stakeholders, product, and engineering to prioritize and resolve operational and infrastructure initiatives effectively
  • Champion a product mindset for internal platforms: understanding and improving the experience of internal and external users
  • Define, implement, and monitor SRE practices: SLIs, SLOs, SLAs to ensure reliability and user satisfaction
  • Automate operational processes leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IaC), CI/CD pipelines, and cloud-native patterns
  • Build and maintain robust observability systems (monitoring, alerting) to ensure platform health and proactive issue detection
  • Lead incident response and conduct blameless postmortems to identify and address root causes while improving processes
  • Optimize infrastructure costs while maintaining scalability and performance
  • Ensure the platform adheres to security best practices and contributes to meeting compliance frameworks (e.g., SOC2, ISO 27001)
  • Attract, develop, and retain top engineering talent in operations

Skills

Infrastructure
SRE
SLIs
SLOs
SLAs
Automation
Scalability
Reliability
Platform Services
Leadership
Mentoring
DevOps

Quora

Global knowledge sharing and AI integration platform

About Quora

Quora is a global platform for knowledge sharing that attracts over 400 million unique visitors each month. It allows users to share insights on a wide variety of topics, creating a community focused on learning and connection. Users include individuals looking for information, experts sharing their knowledge, and businesses engaging with a knowledgeable audience. Quora also features Poe, a platform that combines several AI language models like GPT-4 and DALL-E 3, enabling users to chat and explore these technologies in one place. Unlike many competitors, Quora's business model relies on targeted advertising to its large user base, allowing it to continuously expand its offerings to meet user needs.

Mountain View, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2009Year Founded
$351.2MTotal Funding
LATE_VCCompany Stage
Consumer Software, AI & Machine Learning, EducationIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Company Equity
Remote Work Options
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support

Risks

Increased competition from Reddit and Stack Exchange could dilute Quora's user base.
AI-generated content may lead to misinformation without proper oversight.
Privacy concerns over data collection for ads could lead to regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

Quora integrates AI models like GPT-4 and DALL-E 3 through its Poe platform.
Quora's Writing Sessions offer a unique alternative to Reddit's AMA for expert Q&A.
Quora's partnership with Bombora enhances B2B audience targeting for advertisers.

Upsides

Quora attracts over 400 million unique visitors monthly, boosting its advertising potential.
AI-driven content moderation can improve user experience by reducing misinformation.
Personalized learning experiences through AI can enhance user retention and satisfaction.

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