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A little About Us:

The Yahoo Mail engineering team provides opportunities to work on challenges that are as exciting as the Yahoo Mail product itself at the scale that only a handful of companies can match. This team is responsible for overseeing and bolstering the entity reputation system, which facilitates the storage and rapid retrieval of entity classification outcomes on a large scale. With Yahoo being private again, it's a very exciting time to make a new history!

Responsibilities:

• Build large-scale distributed systems that balance resources, constraints, requirements, and complexity


• Collaborate with and guide other engineers to write testable, reliable code, continuously deploying to production systems


• Deploy, monitor and operate large scale production systems distributed across the globe


• Automate the provisioning, scaling, and management of our infrastructure


• Recommend alternative approaches to solving complex problems and utilizing new technology to achieve goals


• Have the opportunity to learn about Machine Learning models and apply them to applications

A lot About You:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with strong understanding of the fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, operating system(s) and networking


• 3+ years experience in software development with Golang, Java or C++


• Deep understanding of cloud computing concepts, Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS), Software as a service(SaaS) and Platform as a service(PaaS).


• Experience with public cloud technologies (GCP *preferred* or AWS)


• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes preferably in GCP


• Experience with designing and developing high performing and complex server applications on Unix


• Outstanding troubleshooting and debugging skills with performance tuning experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of client/server architecture


• Implement best practices for cloud security, scalability, and performance optimization.


• Troubleshoot and debug cloud-based applications to ensure reliability and uptime.


• Professional experience with high availability/throughput distributed system


• Experience with big data technologies like Hadoop, HBase and Spark


• Experience in algorithm design and ML/AI


• Experience with queuing and streaming technologies like Kafka or Apache Storm


• Experience with databases such as PostgreSQL


• Working knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, Perl and or Ruby


• Knowledge of SCRUM and Agile Methodologies

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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form ( www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html ) or call +1.866.772.3182 . Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion ( www.yahooinc.com/diversity/ ) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $111,000.00 - $231,250.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.

If you're curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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