Yahoo Sports connects fans to the sports and fantasy games they love most, providing personalized quality content and superior fan experiences every day.A Little About UsYahoo Sports connects fans to the sports and fantasy games they love most. We are passionate about building best-in-class sports experiences that deliver real-time, personalized quality content to millions of sports fans worldwide. At Yahoo Sports, “Fans come first.”A Lot About YouYou are an experienced, motivated engineer who is passionate about software development and building high quality products and services. You thrive working as part of a team of smart, talented engineers and product designers who value efficiency, creativity, and a trusted, collaborative work environment. You are curious, driven, and enjoy challenging work.ResponsibilitiesCode primarily in Java and work with technologies like: GraphQL, MySQL, Redis, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Docker; to build and evolve our backend, feed processing and data serving systems, with an emphasis on modular, performant, maintainable code designCollaborate with other engineers and our product and design teams, to help define, build. deliver and maintain services and features, support devops, and modernize our tech stacksDemonstrate engineering excellence through technical and architecture design discussions, code reviews, embodying coding best practices, mentoring junior engineers, performance optimizing, automated tests, build pipeline and automation support, and writing documentationOwn and deliver -- from the small must-do tasks, to large, complex projects with many moving parts.Share your opinions on, and help drive, our technical direction, best practices, product designs/ideas, team processes, peer feedback - we value, and depend on, your input!Minimum QualificationsSolid coding chops, code design skills and expertise in software development best practices -- including object-oriented design; writing modular, extensible, reusable, testable code; writing unit tests; data structures; design patterns; performance profiling and tuning3+ years of software development experience and building scalable, performant, high availability backend systems and data servicesExperience with modern Java (including Streams, Lambdas, CompletableFutures, etc.), Linux, scripting, HTTP, devops, MySQL, caching frameworks and strategies, git, unit test frameworks, containerization, etc. -- the skills and tools needed to build high performing backend systems and servicesExcellent analytical, problem solving, and debugging skillsSolid organizational skills and the ability to coordinate and set priorities with other stakeholders and partners, and help lead development projectsThe quintessential teammate – high EQ, great communicator, adaptable, supportive, hard working and enjoys a good laughBS in Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent CS trainingBeing a sports fan is a plus!Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. 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 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion ( ) page to learn more.The compensation for this position ranges from $111,000.00 - $231,250.00/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, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.If you’re curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.
