Principal Software Engineer - Core Mail Backend

October 11, 2024

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Yahoo is a global technology company that serves as a trusted guide for millions of users worldwide. It offers a wide range of iconic products that help people achieve their goals online. Yahoo provides comprehensive advertising solutions through Yahoo Advertising, delivering omnichannel solutions and data-driven results for advertisers. Its various brands, including TechCrunch, Autoblog, and Engadget, provide content and experiences to audiences. Additionally, Yahoo continues to innovate in the fields of search, email, and more, aiming to connect people with the information and tools they need. Yahoo also highlights the importance of diversity and partnership in its corporate culture.

innovation • internet • technology • advertising • media

10,000+ employees

Founded 1994

📱 Media

💰 $4.8M Series B on 1995-11

📋 Description

• Design, implement, test, and debug our continually evolving tech stack to scale & sustain a large scale distributed system • Design, implement, test, and debug features in mail supporting client features on a large scale distributed system; revise and refine as required • Lead project teams, derive implementation roadmap and milestones within business constraints, and execute with predictability and transparency • Personally implement significant works of complexity and size • Partner with leads and architects to solve our more challenging problems • Request and participate significantly in code reviews and part of our committer process • Participate in agile development with weekly sprints, planning & estimating work, daily standup, & retrospectives • Learn from a multitude of sources, including on the job project experience, reviewing code from others, team education sessions, collaborating with peers, frequently soliciting advice & shoulder reviews from leaders & architects, as well as online or class-based learning • Take initiative to identify, solve, and pursue problems to full completion • Promote and solicit ideas within project teams, incorporate into proposals, and champion ideas to seek buy-in from leads & managers • Contribute to best practices and work culture of our team

🎯 Requirements

• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or related field • Programming proficiency in a high level language (preferably Java or C++) • Proficient in Computer Science fundamentals, including data structures, algorithms, OS and networking • 8+ Years Experience • Proficient in software engineering processes & tools for coding, testing, and debugging • Significant professional experience in Software Development of backend systems • Significant experience with object-oriented programming concepts, large-scale software architecture, networking and distributed systems, and UNIX/Linux environments • Significant experience designing and developing high performing complex server applications • Proven track record of technical leadership on complex projects and large roadmaps • Excellent communication and collaborate well with a team and incorporate feedback from leaders • Enjoy helping people, remain friendly and constructive under stress

🏖️ Benefits

• healthcare • 401K savings plan • company holidays • vacation • sick time • parental leave • employee assistance program