Backend Software Engineer

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of nearly 900 million. Whether you're looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business-and the world. Want in?
About Us
Yahoo brands comprise some of the premier destinations on the Internet. This means that we rely on massively scalable, widely distributed, highly performant, and efficient software systems. If you want to help solve complex software problems for systems like these, we are looking for you.
Yahoo's Flurry platform is a premier mobile analytics provider used by mobile application developers worldwide. Flurry helps iOS and Android app developers acquire, understand, retain and monetize their audiences. The team Flurry runs one of the biggest data clusters and as such we are responsible, to our users - mobile app developers, for providing fast, clean, and relevant data as well as key measurements and insights about their app's usage.
We work in a deeply collaborative and highly efficient manner to allow engineers of any level to make a deep, meaningful impact on the product and the business. We are a multidisciplinary team passionate about creating new products, we thrive on innovation and lead by example. We value:

• Inclusivity, open-mindedness, and diversity
• Creative thinkers and innovators
• Self-motivation and drive
• Taking care of ourselves and each other
• Empowering people and providing a forum to voice their ideas

These values are the core of how we think, work, and interact on a day-to-day basis.
We are developing next generation technologies to help app developers understand usage of their apps through complex, scalable data platforms, with ever growing and interesting challenges. The Flurry platform utilizes the power of Hadoop, HBase and Druid and Explorer to the maximum and continues to push the envelope daily. The use of MapReduce technology for highly distributed computing, HBase for storage, Druid for reporting and Explorer for data analysis at Flurry powers processing of billions of mobile sessions daily coupled with a high velocity data import pipeline. We have the world's largest mobile data set and the world's largest HBase cluster. We're looking for creative, self-motivated, driven engineers to join our backend team in Champaign, Illinois.
About You
The Flurry BE team is looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about distributed computing and big data platforms: Hadoop, HBase, Druid. The backend engineer will work in our agile environment responding to large-scale data processing needs of Flurry business with the best use of open source technologies, advancing the state of distributed computing and storage. You must demonstrate a go-getter attitude to drive solutions to problems. You must be able to foster teamwork, promote team collaboration and communication, and gauge project progress.
Your Day

• Design, develop, code and test software systems or applications for software enhancements and new products. Examples vary widely from time series data management to pub-sub messaging to services deployment.
• Analyze and improve scalability, latency, stability and security in the Flurry platform. Design and develop key pieces of Flurry's high velocity, low latency data import pipeline through a combination of open source and Flurry created software.
• Participate in agile development of project timelines, implementation design specifications, system flow diagrams, documentation, testing and ongoing support of systems
• Recommend modifications to processes and procedures, and contribute to best practices, architecture, and implementations
• Promote and solicit ideas within project teams.

Requirements

• High-quality, object oriented software development experience using Java or C++ deployed on Linux/Unix.
• Strong experience and passionate about highly-scalable, distributed, large multi-node environments.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or applicable experience.
• Strong system and application troubleshooting and performance tuning skills (Hardware, Linux, Networking, JVMs, etc.)
• Experience with databases, NOSQL, Hadoop and big data.
• Knowledge of the core elements of file system, kernel and database internals - latency, throughput, reliability, availability, consistency, security, etc.
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills.
• Experience with Agile product development methodology desirable.
• Experience in contributing to Apache open source projects is a plus.

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 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 408-336-1409. 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.
US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.
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