Software Development Engineer for Yahoo Adtech SSP

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?
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 Ad Tech's SSP solution is the global partner of choice for leading advertisers, agencies, publishers and App Developers seeking to maximize the value of their brands. Simply put, we offer advertisers a one-stop shop for global programmatic solutions to help increase yield through a rich and broad set of platforms, formats, and technologies.
This position supports existing software in the various Yahoo Ad Tech SSP stacks to accelerate and enhance our clients objectives and goals.
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.
About You
The Yahoo Adtech SSP team is looking for a Software Engineer who is passionate about large-scale, large-user base, software development. You demonstrate a go-getter attitude to drive solutions to problems. You are able to foster teamwork, promote team collaboration and communication, and gauge project progress.
Your Day

• Design, develop, code and test software 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 Yahoo's Ad Tech SSP platform. Design and develop key pieces of our applications' feature rich cloud based solution. .
• 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

• 3-5+ years of experience designing and programming in Java in a Unix/Linux environment.
• Knowledge of Java frameworks such as Spring, MyBatis and others.
• Strong programming and debugging skills.
• Solid understanding of object oriented programming.
• Working knowledge of application design and development processes and methodologies.
• Experience with automated, build and deployment tools such as Jenkins, Docker, Ansible and other related tools.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Familiar with software design methods and techniques.
• Have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• B.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

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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