Principal Backend Software Engineer, Yahoo Mail - JR0023040_TN

About the position

The Principal Backend Software Engineer at Yahoo Mail will be part of a dynamic team of engineers, product managers, and designers focused on creating innovative experiences that enhance user connectivity. This role involves designing, implementing, and debugging features, providing technical leadership, and influencing a distributed team of engineers. The position requires a strong background in software engineering, particularly in object-oriented programming and cloud-native application development, with a focus on delivering high-impact projects.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and debug features in mail supporting client features; revise and refine as required
• Provide technical leadership on high-impact projects
• Influence and coach a distributed team of engineers
• Request and participate in code reviews
• Participate in agile development with weekly sprints, planning & estimating work, daily standup, & retrospectives
• Learn from a multitude of sources, including on-the-job project experience, reviewing code from others, team education sessions, collaborating with peers, and soliciting advice from leaders & architects
• Take initiative to identify, solve, and pursue problems to full completion
• Contribute to best practices and work culture of the team
• Promote and solicit ideas within project teams

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience leading teams by designing, building scalable high-performing distributed systems
• Experience in OOP, with Java or C++ preferred
• Experience in cloud native application development and architecture, preferably in GCP or AWS
• Strong understanding of fundamentals including Data Structures, Algorithms, OS, and Networking
• Experience with development on Unix (Linux) platform
• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with REST API (with Jersey and/or Servlets 3.0)
• Multi-threaded programming and/or understanding contention issues
• Experience in large-scale, large user base development
• Experience in web-scale or enterprise-scale development

Benefits

• Flexible-hybrid work environment
• Discretionary annual bonus or commissions
• Equity incentives