Principal Software Development Engineer, Yahoo! Finance

Weingart Foundation; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in digital finance seeks a Principal Full Stack Engineer to provide technical leadership as it innovates its core product platform. This hybrid role combines backend expertise with a full-stack approach, impacting products that serve over 150 million users globally. You will develop critical services, mentor team members, and ensure the integration of backend components into a seamless user experience. The ideal candidate has a strong background in software development, with an emphasis on building scalable backend services connecting to modern frontend technologies.

Benefits

Healthcare

401k Plan

Backup Childcare

Education Stipends

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software development.
• Strong backend expertise with experience in server-side languages like Java, Kotlin, Python.
• Experience developing RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of next-generation features for Yahoo! Finance's Core Product Platform.
• Define and implement best practices for backend and full-stack projects.
• Mentor team members in backend and full-stack development.

Skills

Backend Development

Full-Stack Principles

RESTful APIs

GraphQL

SQL

Svelte

React

Education

BS in Computer Science

Job description

Yahoo Finance is the world's #1 finance destination, empowering investors with news, information, and tools to make financial decisions with confidence. Trusted by over 150M visitors globally each month, representing over $20 trillion dollars in investable assets, Yahoo Finance delivers high-quality real-time market data across desktop, mobile, and streaming platforms. With breaking news from thousands of sources, original editorial perspectives, objective analyst ratings and research, analytical charts and technical tools, personalized mobile alerts, and much more, Yahoo Finance equips investors with knowledge and insights to achieve financial freedom and greater prosperity.

We are looking for a talented Principal Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend expertise as Yahoo Finance undergoes a period of rapid innovation and expansion. This role will provide technical leadership and mentorship, balancing innovative and pragmatic approaches to building next-generation backend services and understanding their interplay with the front-end.

*This is a hybrid role requiring individuals to be onsite 2x/week in our Mountain View, CA office location.

Who You Are

• Bias for Action: You see problems, you solve them (full stack!).
• Deeply Curious: Love understanding how software works "under the hood."
• Modular Thinker: Enjoy building backend blocks for larger solutions.
• Iterative & Pragmatic: Your first solution paves the way for something better.
• Customer-Focused: Whether it's external users or internal teams.
• End-to-End Ownership: Can take a service from idea to production (CI/CD included).
• Full-Stack Appreciation: Understand the interplay between frontend & backend.

Responsibilities

• Lead the hands-on development of next-generation features for Yahoo! Finance's Core Product Platform, with a primary focus on foundational backend services and capabilities that power our various products, while understanding and contributing to the full-stack architecture.
• Define, scope, plan, and implement best-in-class software practices , procedures, and delivery for backend and full-stack projects on the core platform.
• Develop Technical Design Documentation for your team, encompassing backend services and their front-end implications within the platform context.
• Define and contribute to implementation guidelines and execution strategy for your team's goals, considering the end-to-end user experience powered by the platform.
• Collaborate with your peers, product managers, designers, and engineering leaders on new features and enhancements across the technology stack.
• Provide technical mentorship to your team members, fostering an understanding of both backend and full-stack development. Aid in building a team of highly autonomous peers.
• Contribute to architectural decisions , including those involving front-end technologies

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience , with significant expertise in backend development and a strong understanding of full-stack principles.
• Experience with server-side languages (Java, Kotlin, Python, etc.)
• Proven experience developing RESTful, GraphQL, gRPC or equivalent APIs consumed by other teams or consumed by user-facing applications.
• Solid experience with SQL (Postgres, MySQL, etc.) and key-value stores / caching such as Redis.
• Demonstrable experience designing, developing, and deploying backend services and understanding their integration into larger, full-stack applications.
• While we build our front-end with Svelte and SvelteKit (experience here is a definite plus!), we also value strong experience with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js, and a clear understanding of how they consume backend services.
• Well-versed in software development design patterns, code structure (both backend and an appreciation for front-end concerns), and debugging tools.
• Experience mentoring software engineers and leading by example in a collaborative, full-stack environment.
• Strong team player - you are genuinely interested in opposing opinions and can support your own perspectives with thoughtful reasoning, considering the entire system.
• Excellent listening and communication skills; able to communicate team and project goals clearly, including technical details for both backend and, at a high level, front-end components.

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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies ; exercising sound judgment ; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others ; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations ; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don't require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You'll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $143,625.00 - $299,375.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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