Senior Fullstack Software Engineer, Yahoo for Creators

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.

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900 million 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.

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. 

Who You Are

• You excel at explaining technical concepts to anyone and everyone - regardless of level. People enjoy collaborating with you.

• You have a bias for action. When you see problems, you solve them.

• You are familiar with designing and building distributed and scalable systems and enjoy seeing millions of users running your code.

• You are extremely curious. You are constantly interested in how the software you interact with works “under the hood”.

• You are customer focused–regardless of whether the customer is an external user or an internal team.

• You are product conscious. You are curious about our product area and are willing to share perspective and ideas to help the team deliver the best product for our customers.

• You know and care about sound engineering practices like continuous delivery, defensive programming and automated testing.

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development of next-generation tooling and infrastructure for Yahoo! Creators and Publishers.

• Help to scope, plan, and implement best-in-class software practices, procedures, and delivery.

• Contribute to implementation guidelines and execution strategy for your team’s goals.

• Collaborate with your peers, product managers, and engineering leaders on new features and enhancements.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of software development experience with JS frameworks such as React, Node.js, and Typescript

• Experience working with REST APIs and/or GraphQL

• Deep understanding of web technologies

• Experience with container technologies such as K8s, Docker

• Experience with GCP or AWS

• Strong technical, analytical and communication skills

• [Plus] Experience with account management or content management systems

We encourage candidates who may not check all the boxes to apply.

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.

The compensation for this position ranges from $143,625.00 - $299,375.00/yr and will vary dep