Senior Data Engineer

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of nearly 900 million. 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. Want in?

The Messaging Platforms team is responsible for building and maintaining the platforms, services, and pipelines which enable Yahoo to target the right user with the right notification at the right time. We send billions of push notifications a day through our platform Rivendell. Our data pipelines enable the delivery of large scale newsletters. We leverage cutting edge technologies to deliver highly impactful projects enabling Yahoo to compete on a global scale.

Responsibilities

As a lead data engineer on the Messaging Platform team, you will be responsible for the bidirectional synchronization of data between Yahoo and our third party partners. This information will help inform vertical partners on the performance of their newsletters and push campaigns. It will enable marketing to build custom audiences using a variety of information sources to ensure desired outcomes. You will be expected to ensure these pipelines and data stores are reliable and efficient. 

You are a self-driven and motivated individual that wants to make an impact. You are a free thinker, have a hunger to learn, willing to try out new tools and technologies and willing to look for the best and most practical solution to any given problem (rather than the quickest or easiest). You take on challenges head on and work well under pressure. No task is too big or small or you and you treat everything with equal merit. You are a good team player and thrive as part of a team of equally talented and motivated individuals. You are a strong communicator.

• Work on development initiatives as part of a scrum team on sprint cycles.

• Closely interact with our stakeholders (Product Owners/Managers, Business Analysts, others) for clarity on sprint items and for verification of developed solutions.

• Participate in team activities such as sprint grooming sessions, project or product discussions, brown bags as well as the occasional team outing.

• Follow appropriate coding standards and best practices as applicable.

• Document your work well.

• Participate in code reviews for your peers.

• Collaborate with your peers to find solutions to complex problems. Share knowledge with your peers and also learn from them as required.

• Work on operational and production support for the applications we build and maintain.

• Work towards quarterly team and organizational goals that should be result oriented and measurable.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related area

• 5+ years of experience data modeling and building ETL pipelines

• Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining large-scale, high-throughput data systems and pipelines

• Experience Python

• Experience with SQL

• Experience mentoring team members

Preferred:

• Experience with Cloud based data solution, preferably GCP, Big Table, Big Query

• Experience with Big Query, Looker, Airflow

• Experience building robust fault-tolerant systems

• Experience building machine learning models

• Experience with user analytics and performance 

 

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, 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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 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 (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome.

The compensation for this position ranges from $120,750.00 - $251,250.00/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. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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