Principal Software Dev Engineer

2 Months ago • 6 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

The Developer Control Plane team at Yahoo is seeking a Software Engineer to enhance their Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) platforms and tools. This role focuses on improving the planning and building phases of software development by providing developers with the necessary infrastructure and tools to efficiently synthesize information, write code, and receive prompt feedback. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software applications, collaborating with product managers and engineers, debugging and resolving software issues, writing and maintaining technical documentation, participating in code reviews, and establishing best practices. The ideal candidate will contribute to the evolution of Yahoo’s developer tooling ecosystem, enhancing engineering productivity across all Yahoo business units.
Must have:
  • 6+ years experience in backend development and DevOps.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like Python, Go, or Java.
  • Great verbal and written communication skills in English.
Good to have:
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud)
  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills

Job Details

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. 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.

A Little About Us:

The Developer Control Plane team within Yahoo's CTO Platforms organization is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to contribute to the advancement of their Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) platforms and tools. The team focuses on improving the planning and building phases of software development by providing developers with the necessary infrastructure and tools to efficiently synthesize information, write code, and receive prompt feedback on their builds and tests.

By facilitating a rapid development cycle, the team ensures developers have easy access to API documentation, source code, and other essential tools for effective application development. Furthermore, the Developer Control Plane plays a vital role in integrating compliance and security standards into the development process, guaranteeing that code, dependencies, and infrastructure adhere to company-wide policies from the outset.

The team offers a wide range of services, including developer environments, source control, AI-assisted development, financial operations, service catalog, compliance, governance and security, cloud architecture, and AI tooling support. Their mission is to deliver innovative platforms, standards, and tools that empower the engineering community and accelerate business growth.

The ideal candidate will have practical experience with AWS or GCP and a strong understanding of various cloud services. This role offers an opportunity to be a significant contributor to the evolution of Yahoo’s developer tooling ecosystem, ultimately enhancing engineering productivity across all Yahoo business units.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications.

  • Collaborate with product managers and engineers across different time zones to understand requirements and develop technical solutions.

  • Debug and resolve software issues, providing technical support as needed.

  • Write and maintain technical documentation.

  • Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and best practices.

  • Establish and refine standards and best practices to streamline the development processes.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

  • 6+ years of experience in building APIs, backend development, and DevOps.

  • Proficiency in at least one programming language, such as Python, Go, or Java.

  • Great verbal and written communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

  • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with strong attention to detail.

  • A proactive attitude towards evolving skill sets and staying current with technology trends.

  • Capable of leading in a collaborative environment involving developing solutions, presenting those solutions for review by peers, and then training co-workers on the solutions.

  • Team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.

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 (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) 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.

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. 

If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.

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

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