Software Engineer Intern, Web Search
Company: Yahoo!
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: January 22, 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 the teamYahoo Search is one
of the most highly-scaled web platforms on the planet, serving over
100 million global users every month across Yahoo branded sites and
partner networks. We move fast, take risks, and are relentlessly
focused on engineering excellence. We are hiring the world-class
engineers who love to build robust and scalable software systems to
meet our incredibly ambitious user experience, relevance,
performance, and revenue goals.What We Do and What You'll Learn
- Build automated pipelines and backend serving for query
auto-completion, query understanding, card triggering, card
slotting, and revenue optimization capabilities
- Learn and gain a deep understanding of
Pig/Oozie/Storm/Spark/Tensorflow, data extraction, model training,
evaluation, and serving etc.
- Learn and become an expert in information retrieval techniques
to build user experiences in major search domains like Local,
Movie, Sports, Finance and Product/Shopping etc.
- Develop software that powers experiences on smartphones,
tablet, and desktop to drive growth in audience, engagement, and
revenue globally.You Should Have
- Fluency in either C++ or Java.
- Experience with a scripting language, such as Python or
Perl.
- Some experience in data mining or machine learning using tools
such as Hadoop, Spark and/or Tensorflow etc.
- Good verbal and written communication. Strong teamwork
skills.
- Major in Computer Science or equivalent, MS or PhD student
preferred.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 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.
Keywords: Yahoo!, Sunnyvale , Software Engineer Intern, Web Search, IT / Software / Systems , Sunnyvale, California
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