Principal Software Engineer - AI-Driven Full-Stack Lead

102 Yahoo Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k

Backup childcare

Education stipends

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Principal Software Dev Engineer to act as the technical lead for a full-stack engineering team. You will drive the strategic vision, collaborate with Product and Business leaders, and deliver scalable, reusable components including microservices and cloud-native solutions.

You will work with Data Science and Engineering teams to leverage data-driven insights and ML to optimize user experiences, while applying agile methodologies and cloud technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Ability to implement solutions across the entire tech stack.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to other engineers.
• Strong problem-solving skills and strategic/analytic thinking.
• Experience in AWS, Python, and React.
• Experience with Agile software development methodologies.
• Led engineering teams or squads as senior/principal IC, driving technical decisions.
• Mentored and leveled up other engineers, establishing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for the team, defining and communicating the technical vision and ensuring on-schedule delivery.
• Own end-to-end execution of complex initiatives, break down problems and drive production launches.
• Mentor engineers, raise the technical bar through design reviews and code quality feedback.
• Lead complex projects from start to finish, remove ambiguity and align engineers and stakeholders.
• Oversee design, development, and testing of new features for CMS systems, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Maintain relationships with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams as primary technical contact.

Skills

AWS

Python

React

Agile

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Next.js

FastAPI

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a Principal Software Dev Engineer to act as the technical lead for a full-stack engineering team. You will drive the strategic vision, collaborate with Product and Business leaders, and deliver scalable, reusable components including microservices and cloud-native solutions.

You will work with Data Science and Engineering teams to leverage data-driven insights and ML to optimize user experiences, while applying agile methodologies and cloud technologies.