Production Engineer I

Production Engineer- I : 

Role

• This position will be part of a Production Engineering team that manages, maintains and supports production systems running either in Yahoo-owned data center or in a public cloud.

• learn and grow rapidly in order to be able to manage the scale at Yahoo.

• The PE teams in Bangalore look at 12x7x365 vs. 24 hours of coverage of critical production systems.  This also includes revenue-critical systems/applications as most of the systems have a direct or indirect revenue bearing.

• Along with cross-functional collaboration with Engg. / Product / OC / Site Operations - he/she should interface/collaborate with PE counterparts in other geographical locations (US/EU) in order to collectively support production systems in a true 24x7x365 fashion.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s programme Graduate. (preferably CSE/ IT/ECE/EE/AI stream) 

Desired  

• Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals.

• Must Have at least 1 year of Hands on Experience of working with Production Systems/Environments preferable with Public Clouds setups

• Proficient knowledge in data structures and algorithms, Unix, networks, operating systems and database systems (like MySQL).

• Knowledge of one or more languages (Python / Shell / Perl / PHP/Java).

• Possess strong troubleshooting skills both at the system (Linux) and application (Java, Node.js, PHP) level.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills to diagnose and resolve system and application issues.

• Hands on Exposure to Public Cloud providers Infra management tools ( specifically AWS ) like Cloudformation, Terraform etc. 

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Your Typical Day

Together with the global team, you will:

• Proactively look out for issues in production and mitigate them to the best of your ability.

• Build tools that will be used to automate away manual work at scale, by teams across the company.

• Assist with operational work in order to keep things running smoothly in production and non production environments.

• Proactively document processes, systems and their associated configurations.

• Participate in change and release management activities.

• Own the systems that you’re responsible for.

• Take part in learning activities for career growth. 

Important notes for your attention

Applications: 

All applicants must apply for Yahoo openings direct with Yahoo.  We do not authorize any external agencies in India to handle candidates’ applications.   No agency nor individual may charge candidates for any efforts they make on an applicant’s behalf in the hiring process.  

Our internal recruiters will reach out to you directly to discuss the next steps if we determine that the role is a good fit for you.  Selected candidates will go through formal interviews and assessments arranged by Yahoo direct.  

Offer Distributions: 

Our electronic offer letter and documents will be issued through our system for e-signatures, not via individual emails.

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.