Production Engineering Intern - Yahoo Mail

Company: Yahoo!
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: January 25, 2023

Job Description:

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?About Yahoo
Yahoo Inc. is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. We reach over one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of 50+ media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Yahoo is shaping the future of media.Yahoo delivers delightful, inspiring and entertaining daily-habit experiences to over half a billion people worldwide. Our products include Yahoo Mail, Finance, News, Sports, AOL ...etc; Yahoo in Three Words: Inform, connect, entertain.About Yahoo Mail Production Engineering (Mail PE)The mail engineering team builds industry leading mail platforms and integrates with almost every Yahoo product in the company. We build and maintain platforms at scale and ensure that Yahoo Mail is always able to serve its hundreds of millions of users and billions of daily transactions.In the production engineering team, we use a combination of open-source software and developing our internal tools, we engineer automated solutions for daily operations, auto scaling, auto remediation, failure detection/predictions and performing frequent changes with running thousands of servers and nodes non-interrupted. We encourage new ideas and continuously experiment and evaluate new technologies to assimilate them into our infrastructure. Our team structure encourages trust, learning from one another, having fun, and attracting people who are passionate about what they do.
Your Day

• Design, develop, code and test the software systems, automations and tools.
• Participate in agile development of project timelines, implementation design specifications, system flow diagrams, documentation, testing and ongoing support of systems
• Recommend modifications to processes and procedures, and contribute to best practices, architecture, and implementations
• Promote and solicit ideas within project teams
  You Must Have
  • Actively pursuing a BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related major, and strong record of academic achievement
  • Knowledge of software development processes, environments, tools and methods (programming proficiency in a language, preferably Java, Golang, Python or Nodejs)
  • Familiarity with object-oriented programming concepts, large-scale software architecture, networking and distributed systems, and UNIX/Linux environments
  • Experience in one or many of the following is a plus:
    • Large-scale, large-user base website development experience
    • Security
    • Internship experience at a tech companyYahoo 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 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 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.At Yahoo, we know that diversity makes us stronger. We are committed to a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages authenticity and fosters a sense of belonging. We strive for everyone to feel valued, connected, and empowered to reach their potential and contribute their best. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19. This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events). Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.The compensation for this position ranges from $45,760.00 - $135,200.00/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, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don't require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you'll be given notice to make arrangements.If you're curious about how this factors into this role, please discuss with the recruiter.Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.

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