Principal Software Dev Engineer - Newsletters, Yahoo News

$143,625 - $299,375/Yr

Yahoo Holdings - Champaign, IL

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Champaign, IL

About the position

The position involves contributing to the development and enhancement of Yahoo News' newsletter products, focusing on creating engaging and personalized email experiences for users. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and a strong understanding of full-stack development, particularly in the context of email products and ad integration.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to shape the future of Yahoo News' newsletter products.
• Develop reusable newsletter web components with existing platforms and modern infrastructure.
• Make full-stack contributions for newsletter email products, enhancing email tracking and reporting, creating email templates and modules, and improving email personalization.
• Design, integrate, and maintain solutions for integrating ads into email.
• Scope, plan, and implement best-in-class software practices, strategies, and procedures, migrating and refactoring core technology components for Yahoo News as necessary.

Requirements

• Strong programming skills in Javascript, React, and Node.js.
• Experience with HTML/CSS and related frameworks.
• Experience with architecting infrastructure in AWS or GCP.
• Predisposition towards testing, instrumentation, and documentation.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and version control.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency with Next.js.
• Experience building HTML email templates.
• Usage of email platforms such as Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP) or Stensul.
• Any prior experience with AdTech, Google Ad Manager, etc.

Benefits

• Healthcare
• 401K savings plan
• Company holidays
• Vacation
• Sick time
• Parental leave
• Employee assistance program