Sr Software Dev Engineer, Mobile

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

About Yahoo

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach hundreds of millions of 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.

 

About Search

Yahoo Search is one of the most highly scaled applications on the planet. We hire world class engineers to support our ambitious product and platform goals. Our engineers work in a highly collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on technical excellence and innovation. This is a unique opportunity as we’re reimagining the future of Search, to reinvent how users find information and accomplish their goals. To achieve this vision, we’re integrating new technology and expanding our infrastructure. This role demands strategic partnership, analytical thinking, exceptional planning and execution skills, ambitious innovation, obsession with quality and user needs, and a passion for solving complex problems. If you’re someone who enjoys being part of high performing teams, this role is for you!

 

About You

You are passionate about mobile development, frontend engineering, and crafting beautiful user interfaces and experiences with modern mobile and web technologies. You look for ways to grow your skill set and value high quality application development on modern tech stacks and in the cloud. You are interested in how best to drive tasks to completion, collaborate to achieve your goals, think through scenarios and edge cases, learn from your leadership, and understand the broader impact of your work. You will closely work with the product and design teams to plan, experiment and release features in collaboration with other engineering partners and business stakeholders. If you are interested in joining a world-class team of passionate people and industry veterans who care about code quality, architecture, design and user experience as much as having fun together, then we’d like to talk to you.

 

Responsibilities

• Design and build advanced applications for the iOS and Android platforms using React Native

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features

• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code

• Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications

• Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs

• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency

• Participate in code reviews and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement

• Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to understand and refine product requirements

• Provide mentorship to your peers in the broader engineering team through code reviews and education on best practices

 

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, or equivalent degree/experience

• 3+ years of proven experience in mobile application development using React Native

• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and related technologies (ES6, TypeScript)

• Solid understanding of the full mobile development life cycle

• Knowledge of UI/UX standards and mobile design principles

• Experience with SQL databases like MySQL or Postgres

• Confident with RESTful API design

• Great with unit and functional testing and debugging

• Experience in Git/GitHub and branching methodologies, code review tools, CI tools, etc.

• Great at algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React web development and responsive design

• Experience with SCRUM or similar agile development methodology

• Experience with native mobile devel