Job Overview
Yelp is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Client Platform Team. This role is pivotal in shaping the future of GraphQL APIs for both web and backend systems at Yelp. Our GraphQL infrastructure powers data delivery to millions of users worldwide, across all platforms. Additionally, we support hundreds of engineers across the company, using and contributing to open source tooling such as GraphQL, React, Apollo, Yarn, and Webpack. Your work will be integral to the APIs that drive nearly every feature on Yelp.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and Build: Develop scalable APIs, tooling, and infrastructure for data fetching to support our web and backend engineers.
- Project Leadership: Scope, design, and lead complex web or backend projects from conception to completion.
- Technology Evaluation: Evaluate the latest technologies used in the industry and help update the team roadmap.
- Open Source Contribution: Contribute PRs back to open source where needed.
- Documentation: Write clear and concise technical documentation.
- Mentorship: Mentor other engineers and share the skills you’ve learned.
Required Skills and Experience
- Several years of web infrastructure or web platform experience.
- Strong knowledge of JavaScript.
- Experience working with data fetching in web apps (e.g., GraphQL, REST, Prisma, fetch, axios) on frontend and backend.
- Experience with modern web tooling such as Webpack, Babel, Jest, Yarn.
- Experience designing, building, and maintaining systems at scale.
- Ability to own a team project from scoping to implementation.
- Passion for working on software infrastructure/platform teams/developer experience.
Work Environment
This opportunity is fully remote and does not require you to be located in any particular area in Canada. We welcome applicants from throughout Canada. At Yelp, we’re looking for great people, not just those who simply check off all the boxes.
About Yelp
Yelp connects people with great local businesses. Our users have contributed more than 265 million rich, local reviews of almost every type of local business, from restaurants, boutiques, and salons to dentists, mechanics, plumbers, and more. We are powered by a global community of collaborative people with shared values. Our employees are tenacious individuals who believe in our mission to connect people to great local businesses. In our remote-first workplace, your work makes a difference, you are seen as a whole person, and you are supported in your personal and professional growth. Your #FiveStarCareer starts here.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Remote work
- Collaborative team environment
- Mentorship opportunities
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