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Yahoo Holdings Inc. in is hiring: Principal Back-end Engineer, Yahoo News in Bal

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in
Baltimore, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 2/27/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/20/2025

Principal Back-end Engineer, Yahoo News (Finance)

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.

A Little About Us

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.

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.

A Lot About You

  • You excel at explaining technical concepts to anyone and everyone. People enjoy collaborating with you.
  • You have a bias for action. When you see problems, you solve them.
  • 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 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

  • You would be building new infrastructure in AWS and GCP.
  • You would be part of defining the foundations of the infrastructure that will power the next generation of products at Yahoo, using the latest in cloud services, frameworks, and open-source tools.
  • 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

  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience).
  • Experience with architecting infrastructure in AWS.
  • Experience architecting, implementing, and maintaining web server applications.
  • Familiarity with back-end web application frameworks and open-source tools.
  • Predisposition towards testing, instrumentation, and documentation.
  • Proficiency in managing APIs and integrating third-party APIs.
  • Solid experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
  • Strong understanding of CI / CD pipelines, build automation, and version control.
  • Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
  • In-depth knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB).
  • Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks.
  • Strong programming skills in Python.
  • Preferred experience with Java or Node.js.
  • We encourage candidates who may not check all the boxes to apply.

    The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies, exercising sound judgment, working effectively, safely, and inclusively with others, exhibiting trustworthiness, meeting expectations, and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

    At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

    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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 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 or call 1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

    We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation, and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events, and fellowship that help educate, support, and create a workplace where all feel welcome. Check out our diversity and inclusion page to learn more.

    The compensation for this position ranges from $143,625.00 - $299,375.00 / yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills, and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends, and much (much) more.

    Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.

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