Senior Engineering Manager - Mail Intelligence

Yahoo is a global email provider with over 220 million monthly active users, and they are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager for their Mail Intelligence team. This role involves leading a team of engineers to develop AI/ML capabilities that enhance user personalization and insights within Yahoo Mail.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to Mail Intelligence Mission: Support the development of AI/ML capabilities that enhance user personalization and insights within Yahoo Mail and the broader Yahoo ecosystem
• Innovate and Personalize: Build scalable AI/ML solutions that identify user interests and habits, contributing to personalized user experiences
• Team Leadership: Manage a team of 15 engineers, including ML, Data, and Backend Engineers
• Development and Deployment: Oversee the development and deployment of intelligent capabilities at scale, leveraging NLP, GenAI, and ML techniques
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including tech leads and architects, to integrate new AI/ML features and improve existing platforms, ensuring smooth user interactions
• Commitment to Excellence: Maintain high standards in engineering, code quality, and architecture
• Culture of Innovation: Foster innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement within the team
• Project Management: Manage timelines, resources, and deliverables to meet objectives
• People Management: Develop team members through coaching and career development
• Managing Engineering Outcomes: Deliver high-quality engineering outcomes aligned with business needs
• Managing Stakeholders: Engage stakeholders for requirements, updates, and expectation management
• Balance Tradeoffs: Optimize cost, quality, and speed in solutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field; a Master's degree is a plus
• 8+ years of experience, including 3+ years of leadership experience building and leading high-performing engineering teams
• Proven leadership of data and ML engineers with strong skills in Python, Java, or C++; proficient in discriminative and generative AI, and big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark
• Effective in working with geographically distributed teams and cross-functional stakeholders
• Ability to align team goals with organizational strategy for long-term success
• Skilled in engaging stakeholders for requirements, updates, and expectation management
• Experience in mentoring team members and fostering a culture of growth
• Strong analytical skills for tackling complex, data-driven challenges
• Proven track record of delivering solutions that meet customer needs and add value
• Commitment to staying updated with advancements in relevant technologies
• Experience with cloud-native architectures and public cloud platforms, especially Google Cloud Platform (GCP), is preferred
• Prior experience working with email systems or related technologies is a plus
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in a global team environment