Security Software Engineering Intern
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?Under the office of the CTO, the
Yahoo Platforms Engineering (YPE) group enables all of the Yahoo
verticals to develop and deliver the best possible products to our
customers globally with the highest standards. Yahoo's Platforms
Engineering organization creates modern, secure, and efficient
software platforms to power all of Yahoo's brands at scale.Security
Platforms Engineering is driving a Yahoo-wide, industry-leading
technology transformation and cloud journey. Within YPE, The
Security Platform team innovates, designs, and develops scalable
systems that offer Identity, Authentication, Authorization, Key
Management, Access Management, and Network ACL solutions based on
Zero Trust Security Principles from the ground up to protect our
resources and customers.We offer a variety of internships to
students who want jobs with real responsibility, outstanding
training, and the chance to learn from the best through 1:1
mentorship in a small team setting. As an intern, you will gain
valuable work experience while developing your skills and
establishing a track record to set you up for a potential full-time
position after graduation.During the course of your internship, you
will take part in an exciting lineup of intern events and engage in
important projects that significantly impact the success of our
businesses. At the end of your summer, you will have the
opportunity to present your work to our leadership and network with
our hiring managers.Your Day
- Ideating, designing, and building security solutions to make
Yahoo more resilient to attacks from adversaries.
- Writing high quality and performant code, unit tests,
functional tests, and documentation to implement new features
- Develop project timelines, implement design specifications,
system flow diagrams, documentation, testing, and ongoing
support
- Recommend modifications to our processes and procedures
- Help us to identify a gold standard for current methodologies
and implementations
- Make your voice heard by promoting your ideas within project
teams
- Get involved in the intern outings, workshops, and trainings we
have available
- Present your work to leadership and network with your fellow
internsYou Are
- An avid problem solver who has the capability to work
independently as well as collaborate within a team
- Enrolled in a Bachelor's, Masters or Phd program in Computer
Science or related major, and have a strong record of academic
achievement
- A solid foundation in data structures and algorithms and
object-oriented programming
- Proficient in Java, Golang or Node.JS
- Passionate about building security solutions for large-scale
distributed systems.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 , Security Software Engineering Intern, IT / Software / Systems , Sunnyvale, California
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...