Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us:
We are an industry leading direct to Consumer and Ad tech solution for advertisers and publishers. Our innovative Ad tech gives one stop access to Yahoo, inc. trusted data, high quality inventory and demand, creative ad experiences and industry-leading machine learning, at global scale. Consumer Monetization team's charter is to Find, Evaluate, Build, and Scale new monetization, subscription and internal campaign tools and products, ad formats and functionalities across all Yahoo brands including Yahoo Homepage, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo News and AOL. This team is uniquely positioned to identify growth and revenue generation opportunities, design and implement solutions across consumer products and advertising platforms including video, display, native, and search.

A Lot about You
As part of the Consumer Monetization Platform Engineering team, you will work directly on an array of product features, advertiser publishing tools, and insights and reporting functionalities. You will collaborate with our cross-functional teams to ideate, develop, and own complex technical solutions on our fast-paced podcast and ad services technology platforms.

We are seeking talented backend engineers passionate about developing advanced software systems. Join us to work with cutting-edge technologies, building and optimizing scalable, high-performance software alongside top talents from around the world.

Your Day

• Collaborate with key internal partners to determine how to scalably design backend systems and APIs


• Develop, and operate Go and Java services deployed to a billion users.


• Work with data engineers to build and maintain batch and real-time data pipelines with data processing frameworks like Scio, Storm, Spark and the Google Cloud Platform.


• Design, Develop and Deploy large scale software systems, platforms, infrastructure on public cloud at scale


• Participate in our on-call rotation and lead the incident reviews


• Be an active technical member and valued contributor in an autonomous, cross-functional agile team


• Collaborate with other engineers, product owners, and designers to identify and solve challenging problems.


• Participate in a culture of learning through design discussions and code reviews

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in computer science or related field; equivalent combination of experience


• Strong fundamentals: algorithms, distributed computing, data structure, database


• Hands on Experience with gRPC, GraphQL, or RESTful API design and implementation.


• Have recent experience with Go, Java, or other OO programming languages with a solid understanding of OO design principles, concurrency, multi-threading, performance tuning, and observability.


• Experience in participating as an effective collaborator in architecting, building, and operating distributed systems with high availability, fault tolerance, and performance in a team setting.


• Have the ability to proactively describe complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders through written and/or verbal communication.


• Knowledge of DevOps principles, tools and technologies (e.g. CI/CD, Terraform, Containerization)


• Self-driven, challenge-loving, detail oriented, teamwork spirit, excellent communication skills, ability to multitask and manage expectations

• Experience with Prebid, Headerbidding, Google Ad Manager a big plus


• Experience with Open Real Time Bidding (ORTB) protocol, Auction Mechanics, Bidders and Pacers a big plus


• Has familiarity with legal compliance and changing landscape of ads regulations around the world


• Curious about a broad range of new or unfamiliar technologies, the consumer base, and product vision.


• Seek different perspectives, feedback, and relevant information to continuously grow and improve.


• Maintain strong relationships with cross-functional teams through clear communication.


• Take a thoughtful, practical approach to problem-solving that considers tradeoffs and avoids over-engineering.


• Comfortable asking questions and seeking knowledge in unfamiliar or ambiguous situations.


• Endeavor to elevate the knowledge, skills, and abilities of yourself and others that are conducive to fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment.

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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