Senior Web Engineer - AI-Driven, High-Scale Frontend Hybrid

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in

Champaign (IL)

Hybrid

USD 128,000 - 267,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Sr Software Web Engineer for Yahoo Mail (Finance). You will lead feature development for high-impact web components, own end-to-end delivery from design to production, and collaborate with product, UX, and cross-functional partners.

The role emphasizes AI-first workflows, using Cursor and Claude Code to accelerate implementation while maintaining security, accessibility, and performance. Expect mentorship, code reviews, and operations across global production systems in a

Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering (or equivalent experience) with 6+ years of professional software engineering experience on high-scale web applications.
Strong fundamentals in Data Structures, Algorithms, Software Architecture, and Web Performance Optimization.
Deep technical command of modern web frameworks (React, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript) and modern styling methodologies (Atomic CSS, CSS3).
Solid hands-on experience with modern front-end build and testing tools (Webpack, Redux Toolkit, Storybook, Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library).
Hands-on proficiency with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude Code) integrated into daily software design, development, and debugging workflows.

Responsibilities

Feature Leadership & Delivery: Define, design, develop, and ship high-impact features for Yahoo Mail web products, owning deliverables end-to-end from technical architecture through production monitoring.
AI-First Workflow Orchestration: Leverage AI-assisted tools (Cursor, Claude Code) to accelerate web application implementation and refactoring while maintaining strict architectural integrity, code quality, and security standards.
Lifecycle Optimization: Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies across the software development lifecycle, replacing manual boilerplate code and repetitive tasks with automated, AI-validated workflows.
Technical Judgment & Oversight: Balance AI-generated code outputs with rigorous manual review, ensuring correctness, security vulnerability prevention, and adherence to performance and accessibility (a11y) standards.
High-Scale Impact: Take end-to-end technical ownership of key Yahoo Mail web components, solving complex engineering and user experience challenges at massive scale.
Quality & Collaboration: Perform thorough, constructive code reviews and collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and cross-functional partners to deliver platform improvements and critical fixes.
Operational Excellence: Write clean, testable code and actively deploy, monitor, and maintain large-scale production web systems distributed across global infrastructure.
Mentorship & Innovation: Mentor engineers across the squad to elevate technical standards, scale AI-assisted development best practices, and evaluate emerging tooling to keep the team at the technical forefront.