Sr. Software Development Engineer

Yahoo Holdings Inc. in; Champaign (IL); Hybrid; USD 128,000 - 267,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will design and develop scalable platforms that protect against online abuse, utilizing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies. You'll work closely with experts to create robust systems that handle massive traffic and ensure exceptional performance. If you're passionate about tackling complex software challenges and thrive in a collaborative environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a forward-thinking company that values diversity and offers flexible hybrid work options, making a significant impact on the digital landscape.

Benefits

Healthcare

401k

Backup Childcare

Education Stipends

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in C/C++ and understanding of cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable platforms on distributed systems.
• Ensure quality and performance of developed components.

Skills

C/C++

Cloud Native Application Development

Computer Networking Concepts

Data Structures and Algorithms

Linux Environment

Agile Development

Debugging Skills

Communication Skills

Education

BS in Computer Science

MS in Computer Science

Job description

Sr. Software Development Engineer (Finance)

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you're looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.

A Little About Us

Yahoo brands comprise some of the premier destinations on the Internet. This means that we rely on massively scalable, widely distributed, highly performant, and efficient software systems. If you want to help solve complex software problems for systems like these, we are looking for you.

As a high-traffic destination on the Internet, Yahoo is a prime target of attack via spam, phishing, denial-of-service, user account takeover, ad fraud, and various other forms of abuse. The Traffic Protection team at Yahoo innovates, designs, and develops scalable systems to detect and filter abusive traffic for all Yahoo sites.

Our team is building the next generation of highly scalable systems to process and filter web-scale traffic. We partner with scientists and innovate on various technologies, including machine learning methodologies, to better understand traffic and content.

A Lot About You

If you are an outstanding, self-driven engineer with hands-on experience developing highly-performant software and looking for exciting challenges, we'd like to talk to you. As a Software Dev. Engineer in the anti-abuse platform team, you will help us develop and deliver key components of the anti-abuse solutions, as well as ensure that the quality and performance of the components developed are exceptional.

You will design, build, and deploy scalable platforms, leveraging Yahoo's distributed computing technologies. You will also contribute to the development and evolution of the supporting tools and ecosystem of our Traffic Protection platform. You will lead design discussions and implementations in smaller groups and sub-projects.

Your Day

You will spend your days doing things like:

• Design and develop scalable platforms, primarily in C/C++ on distributed systems
• Develop large-scale traffic protection systems and tools and/or contribute to
• Ensure quality and performance of components developed
• Active participation in understanding systems in detail, in debugging and providing technical support & maintenance and in design/code reviews
• Exercise Agile development methodologies to create platform services and features

You Must Have

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
• Good programming skills, preferably in C/C++
• Good systems understanding and debugging skills
• Good understanding of computer networking concepts including familiarity with HTTP and associated protocols
• Solid fundamentals in data structures and algorithms
• Experience in cloud native application development and architecture preferably in GCP or AWS
• Well versed in the Linux environment
• Shaping technical requirements into design documents and software implementation
• Excellent communication and self-organization skills
• Good experience in building and supporting high performance/scalable systems - preferably 4+ years

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!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, gender, etc. We are committed to diversity and inclusion. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form or call +1.866.772.3182.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo. Our ERGs and programs promote a culture of belonging. Learn more at our diversity and inclusion page.

The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/yr, depending on location, skills, and experience. The package may include bonuses or commissions, along with benefits like healthcare, 401k, backup childcare, education stipends, and more.

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