Software Development Engineer - Observability Tools
YahooJoin Yahoo's Observability Team
Yahoo is seeking a talented Software Development Engineer to join our Observability team. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about building real-time services that operate on massive volumes of constantly changing data. If you are interested in working on projects that impact every engineering team within Yahoo, this is the opportunity for you.
About the Role
As a Software Engineer in Yahoo’s Observability team, you will specialize in building high-performance, high-throughput, distributed, and scalable systems. These systems are capable of handling millions of data points per second in real-time, with storage systems that manage massive write rates and queries scanning through millions of rows. You will collaborate with world-class teams of software engineers and architects to create amazing experiences that will delight our users.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain high-performance, scalable systems for real-time data processing.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement new features.
- Debug and optimize code to ensure high performance and reliability.
- Work with cloud-based environments such as AWS and GCP.
- Utilize observability tools like Grafana, NewRelic, DataDog, and Splunk.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years of programming experience using Java, Golang, Python, or similar languages.
- Strong systems programming development, testing, and debugging skills.
- Experience in software design and development with a focus on large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong Unix/Linux experience.
- Experience with cloud-based environments, i.e., AWS, GCP.
- Experience with observability tools or big data tools like ElasticSearch, OpenTSDB.
- Strong skills in integrating diverse API and Web Services.
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Understanding of network and security practices in cloud and on-prem deployments.
- Ability to work well with diverse groups of people, geographically dispersed across the world.
- Knowledge and operational experience running large-scale distributed systems.
Why Yahoo?
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We provide a flexible hybrid working environment, allowing employees to work off-site. Our team is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment.
Join us in fulfilling the true promise of large-scale data platform services and make a significant impact on our business and the world.
Benefits Extracted with AI
- Flexible hybrid working
- Equal opportunity workplace
- Accessible environment for all candidates
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