Software Dev Engineer I

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?
Data Pipelines
Yahoo makes 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's businesses span across Search, Communications, Media and many other verticals.
A Little About Us
In this position, you will work on Yahoo's data processing infrastructure with the User Data and Analytics team in Champaign, Il. Our team structure encourages trust, learning from one another, having fun, and attracting people who are passionate about what they do.
A Lot About You
If you are looking to launch your career, what better place than Yahoo. We are looking for great talented Software Developers that can contribute to the development of our exciting next-generation products. If you are excited about the lifecycle of a Big Data project - Architecture, Design, Coding, Testing, Launching, Monitoring and Automation, this is the place to be. We are looking for problem solvers, the capability to work independently as well as with a team, and the willingness to learn.
Your Day

• Working with new Big Data systems/features, increasing performance, automating processes, forecasting loading, designing and implementing tools for large data set issue analysis and verification. Our environment runs within Yahoo's Hadoop Grid and on AWS and uses shell scripting, Python and Frontend development skills.

• Production support: troubleshoot, report, and prioritize operational issues with multiple Big Data production pipelines

• Performance Engineering: Investigating and comparing Big Data infrastructural changes for improved performance and data throughput

• Big Data Design Engineering: Work with development team to help them create highly reliable data applications

• Analyzing Big Data job performance and efficiency to meet our ongoing business demands

• Automation Engineering: Improve and promote operational scalability and standardization through statistics and machine learning

• Act as a liaison between the different tiered support teams for operability/site-up issue escalation and monitoring

You Must Have

• Hold a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related major

• Knowledge of software engineering: processes, tools, methods
• Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts, large-scale software architecture, networking and distributed systems, and UNIX/Linux environments

• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent problem solving, multi-tasking skills

• Excellent team working capability

• Experience using UNIX/Linux systems

• Experience with development in Python
• Experience with AWS cloud services: EC2, EMR, EKS
• Knowledge of Kinesis a plus

• Knowledge of Big Data, Hadoop grid clustering technology a plus
• Prior experience in technical operations and additional exposure to tool/product development.
• Familiarity with monitoring applications like Nagios/Netcool/Moog is a plus

If this describes you, then we have an opportunity for you at our place.Come see what we're doing at Yahoo in Champaign, Illinois!
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.
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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 $79,500.00 - $132,500.00. 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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