Backend Systems Engineer II – AI-Driven Email Delivery

Yahoo Holdings Inc.; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 111.000 - 231.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible hybrid work

Healthcare

401k

Zusammenfassung

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking engineers for the Yahoo Mail AntiSpam and Delivery teams in Reston, VA. You will build, operate, and optimize distributed backend systems that protect users from spam and ensure reliable delivery of billions of messages daily.

The role emphasizes independent decision-making, code reviews, and designing scalable components with minimal guidance. Strong foundation in CS, 3+ years of backend experience in Java/Go/C++, and hands-on cloud and container skills (GCP/AWS,

Qualifikationen

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related field.
• 3+ years backend-focused software development experience in Java, Go, or C++.

Aufgaben

• 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, validating and refining what they produce.
• Translate defined technical requirements into correct, readable, testable code, and deploy continuously to production.
• Troubleshoot software failures and tune performance across high-throughput services.
• Design and simplify existing components under minimal guidance.
• Review peers' code, give constructive feedback, and help with estimation.

Kenntnisse

Backend development

Java

Go

C++

Cloud computing

Machine learning

AI-assisted tools

Unix/Linux

Troubleshooting

Ausbildung

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Apache Storm

Hadoop

Spark

PostgreSQL

Python

Jobbeschreibung

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking engineers for the Yahoo Mail AntiSpam and Delivery teams in Reston, VA. You will build, operate, and optimize distributed backend systems that protect users from spam and ensure reliable delivery of billions of messages daily.

The role emphasizes independent decision-making, code reviews, and designing scalable components with minimal guidance. Strong foundation in CS, 3+ years of backend experience in Java/Go/C++, and hands-on cloud and container skills (GCP/AWS,