Director of Engineering, AI-Driven Search & Guidance

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 161,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering for Search Query Understanding and Guidance in Finance. You will lead ML-driven, large-scale systems across teams, shaping data strategies, evaluation frameworks, and production serving approaches.

You will drive collaboration among engineering, product, and research, stay ahead of AI advancements, and guide data analysis to inform strategic development with product partners. Yahoo offers flexible hybrid work arrangements.

Qualifications

• 8+ years driving significant impact with increasing responsibility.
• Master's degree or equivalent leadership experience.
• Expertise in AI, ML, NLP and related technologies.

Responsibilities

• Guide design and implementation of ML-based solutions across teams.
• Define data strategies, requirements, evaluation frameworks, and scalable serving strategies.
• Drive cross-team communication among engineering, product and research leads.
• Stay current on AI trends, large language and vision models, and guide adoption.
• Lead data analysis across teams to identify patterns and inform strategy with product partnership.
• Champion Agentic AI development to maximize product and system value.

Skills

AI/ML NLP

Leadership

Python

Java/C++

Education

Master's degree

Equivalent experience

Tools

Python

Java or C++

Job description

Yahoo Holdings Inc. is seeking a Director of Engineering for Search Query Understanding and Guidance in Finance. You will lead ML-driven, large-scale systems across teams, shaping data strategies, evaluation frameworks, and production serving approaches.

You will drive collaboration among engineering, product, and research, stay ahead of AI advancements, and guide data analysis to inform strategic development with product partners. Yahoo offers flexible hybrid work arrangements.