Senior Engineering Manager

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love-from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news-with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.
Yahoo is focused on making the world's daily habits inspiring and entertaining. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. Yahoo is committed to building brands that people love, including Yahoo Finance, Yahoo Sports, Yahoo Mail, Yahoo News, AOL & Techcrunch just to name a few. Our businesses span across Communications, Media, Search and many other verticals. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media & technology brands and are a global leader in digital and mobile, shaping the future of media. We create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses.
A Little About Us
The Yahoo Smart Contacts Team develops and maintains systems that help our users communicate with others easily. These systems require reliability, resilience and performance. We are tackling some of the interesting challenges in architecture design, algorithm development and data engineering. There are innumerable opportunities to innovate in all these areas.
Yahoo Mail is the ultimate consumer inbox. It is the best way to access your email and stay organized from a computer, phone or tablet. With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever. Come join this amazing team of Engineers, Product Managers and Designers to work on next generation innovative experiences transforming how users connect with each other every day.
Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead engineers in the team, provide leadership and direction
• Design technical solutions for complex problems and lead the implementation
• Lead and coordinate engineers activities; Be responsible for their delivery and meeting goals
• Review their work for quality and provide mentoring, coaching
• Plan, prioritize the work for the team quarterly and execute them based on sprint schedule
• Accountable for performance, results of the team
• Influence partner teams and deliver results meeting the objectives of the organization
• Support establishment and execution of organizational priorities

A lot About You:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with strong understanding of the fundamentals including Data Structures, Algorithms, OS and Networking
• 5+ years experience in software development with Java and/or C++
• 3+ years experience in owning, designing components of large scale system
• 3+ Experience in managing engineers and leading a team
• Demonstrated problem solving skills and taking initiatives

Preferred:

• Experience with Big Data technologies like Hadoop, HBase and Spark
• Familiarity with data mining, text processing and classification algorithms

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.
If hired for this position in Colorado, the compensation range for this position is between $130,875.00 - $218,125.00. The compensation may vary depending on your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include additional incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, plus equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, retirement, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. This information is provided per the Colorado Equal Pay Act.
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