Principal Backend Engineer, Yahoo! Sports

Yahoo is one of the internet’s leading destinations for comprehensive sports news and innovative fantasy games. They are seeking a Principal Backend Engineer to join their Yahoo Fantasy Sports development team, focusing on building and supporting user-facing web and app products while delivering high-quality, feature-rich products in a deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities:

• Required Technical Skills and Experience: 10+ years of Java and Python development experience, including building and supporting user-facing web and app products
• 10+ years of experience with server-side API programming on Linux, focusing on scalable, high-performance web services
• Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithm design, and problem-solving
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation to support critical systems
• Commitment to well-designed, well-documented code
• Exceptional analytical aptitude and attention to detail
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, well-organized team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience in using AI to develop code and solve problems
• A passion for sports and fantasy sports
• Expertise in highly available distributed data services
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and unit testing
• Experience with AWS services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway
• 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

Requirements:

• 10+ years of Java and Python development experience, including building and supporting user-facing web and app products
• 10+ years of experience with server-side API programming on Linux, focusing on scalable, high-performance web services
• Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithm design, and problem-solving
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure
• Willingness to participate in an on-call rotation to support critical systems
• Commitment to well-designed, well-documented code
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering, MS preferred
• Exceptional analytical aptitude and attention to detail
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
• Self-motivated, well-organized team player
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in using AI to develop code and solve problems
• A passion for sports and fantasy sports
• Expertise in highly available distributed data services
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and unit testing
• Experience with AWS services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway