Software Development Engineer

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?<p></p><p></p><p>A little about us</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p>At Yahoo News, we are laser-focused on making discovery delightful and becoming the world’s best curator for our 35 million daily users and expanding our distribution to more platforms to meet millions more users where they are. Building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) requires building the best team.<br/> </p><p>Who You Are</p><ul><li><p>You excel at explaining technical concepts to anyone and everyone. People enjoy collaborating with you.</p></li><li><p>You have a bias for action. When you see problems, you solve them.</p></li><li><p>You are extremely curious. You are constantly interested in how the software you interact with works “under the hood.”</p></li><li><p>You are customer-focused – regardless of whether the customer is an external user or an internal team.</p></li><li><p>You know that writing code isn’t the end of the process, and you delight in understanding how that code is running in production, looking at metrics, and planning improvements</p></li></ul><p></p><p>Responsibilities</p><ul><li><p>Hands-on development of next-generation features for Yahoo! News.</p></li><li><p>Help to scope, plan, and implement best-in-class software practices, procedures, and delivery.</p></li><li><p>Contribute to implementation guidelines and execution strategy for your team’s goals.</p></li><li><p>Collaborate with your peers, product managers, and engineering leaders on new features and enhancements.</p></li></ul><p>Qualifications</p><ul><li><p>BS, MS, PhD in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience</p></li><li><p>4+ years of real-world experience with a focus on front-end web and middle-tier service development</p></li><li><p>Good knowledge of Web standards and modern full-stack web frameworks, like NextJS, Nuxt, SvelteKit or similar technologies</p></li><li><p>Knowledge of modern CI/CD systems and methodologies </p></li><li><p>Predisposition towards testing, instrumentation, and documentation.</p></li><li><p>Experience looking at web performance fundamentals, like First Contentful Paint or Cumulative Layout Shift, and optimising to make the best experience possible for users regardless of browser or internet speed</p></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p>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 (<a href="https://www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html</a>) 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.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements. </p><p></p><p>If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.</p>