Software Engineer

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.
A Little About Us:
Platforms Engineering is driving a Yahoo-wide, industry-leading technology transformation and cloud journey. The Key-Value store & Messaging team is building the next generation of highly scalable systems and we are searching for a qualified, passionate, and highly motivated Engineer. We handle millions of requests per second and store petabytes of data around the globe. This opportunity requires the individual to creatively approach problems from an analytical perspective and deliver automated and scalable solutions in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. Driven by your passion and your ability to embrace new and exciting programming technologies, you will work with internal partners to define and craft innovative solutions.
Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain high-performance, scalable NoSQL and messaging platform systems that balance resources, constraints, requirements, and complexity
• Deploy, monitor, and operate large-scale production systems distributed across the globe.
• Perform continuous integration to ensure that every step is testable and automated
• Devise approaches to solving complex problems and utilizing new technologies to achieve goals
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions
• Automate the provisioning, scaling, and management of our infrastructure

A Lot About You:

• Bachelor's degree and/or Master's degree in computer science or related discipline; or equivalent combination of experience
• Experience in software design and development with a focus on large scale distributed systems handling large amounts of data
• 2+ years of strong Java and Rest services (API)
• Excellent systems programming development, testing, and debugging skills using Java
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated and able to work independently
• Knowledge and operational experience running large-scale distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in React + Node.js will be a plus
• Knowledge of NoSQL, distributed systems, and streaming
• Knowledge of Apache Pulsar
• Experience with AWS or other cloud-based environments

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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