Yahoo · 22 hours ago
Principal Full-stack Engineer - AI Tooling
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$144K/yr - $299K/yrYahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. In this pivotal role, you'll drive the end-to-end development of critical tooling, backend services, APIs, and internal systems to enhance Yahoo's design system.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services, ensuring reliability and performance
Build and evolve APIs, command-line interfaces (CLI), and internal developer tools that streamline system interactions
Implement and maintain automation pipelines to accelerate development workflows and reduce manual overhead
Manage and enhance infrastructure services including databases, cloud hosting, logging solutions, and system monitoring metrics
Contribute significantly to configuration management systems and integrations with cutting-edge AI tooling
Closely collaborate with UI engineers, effectively bridging backend logic with front-end applications to deliver seamless user experiences
Qualification
Required
Familiarity with React.js and front-end development concepts
Extensive experience with backend development, primarily Node.js and TypeScript
Proficiency with PostgreSQL or comparable relational databases
Deep understanding of RESTful API design and development
Demonstrated expertise in building automated CI/CD pipelines and scripting
Experience with cloud infrastructure management (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Strong competency in system architecture, particularly in high-availability environments
Preferred
Solid background integrating AI tooling or configuration systems is highly preferred
Interest and experience in exploring and integrating artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to enhance tooling and automation systems
Expert-level knowledge in backend architecture, APIs, and tooling
Proven ability to support and enable multiple cross-functional squads
High-impact contributions to system performance optimization, automation efficiency, and developer experience enhancements
Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and technical leadership capabilities
Benefits
Healthcare
A great 401k
Backup childcare
Education stipends
Much (much) more
Company
Yahoo
Yahoo is a technology and media company that serves users through its portfolio of digital platforms, products, and services. It is a sub-organization of Verizon Media.
Founded in 1994
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (197)
2022 (646)
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$6.8MKey Investors
SoftBank GroupSequoia Capital
2021-05-03Acquired
1996-04-12IPO
1995-11-30Series B· $4.8M
Leadership Team
Monica Vorn Mijaleski
Chief Financial Officer
Mike Gupta
SVP Finance / Chief Treasury Officer
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