Backend Dev Engineer II - AI-Powered Mail & Delivery

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Backend Software Dev Engineer II for Yahoo Mail, AntiSpam (Finance) in New York. You will build and operate high-throughput distributed systems handling inbound protection and message delivery, using AI-assisted tools to improve coding quality.

Join a team tackling reliability, performance, and scalability challenges in a cloud-native environment with exposure to Java, Go, and C++ on Unix/Linux platforms. Hybrid work options are available in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field with fundamentals in data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in backend languages and cloud concepts with hands-on ML/AI coding experience.
• Experience with public clouds, containers, and high-throughput server apps.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate distributed systems for inbound protection, entity reputation, traffic shaping, and message delivery.
• Use AI-assisted development tools as part of daily workflow and validate outputs for correctness.
• Translate requirements into readable, testable code and deploy to production.
• Troubleshoot failures and tune performance across high-throughput services.
• Design and simplify components with minimal guidance and review peers' code.
• Assist with estimation and provide constructive feedback during reviews.

Skills

Java

Go

C++

Cloud computing

AI tools usage

Unix/Linux

Distributed systems

Networking basics

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GCP / AWS

PostgreSQL

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a Backend Software Dev Engineer II for Yahoo Mail, AntiSpam (Finance) in New York. You will build and operate high-throughput distributed systems handling inbound protection and message delivery, using AI-assisted tools to improve coding quality.

Join a team tackling reliability, performance, and scalability challenges in a cloud-native environment with exposure to Java, Go, and C++ on Unix/Linux platforms. Hybrid work options are available in a collaborative, fast-paced setting.