Senior Backend Software Dev Engineer, Yahoo News

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

A Little About Us

Yahoo News connects millions of people to trusted reporting and compelling stories every day. We’re focused on building reliable, scalable technology that enables great journalism and seamless user experiences across platforms.

Delivering at this scale requires strong backend systems and engineers who care deeply about quality, performance, and impact.

A Lot About You

Backend engineers within Yahoo News Engineering are responsible for building, maintaining, and supporting foundational technology systems, tools, and infrastructure that power multiple products and services within Yahoo News. Engineers here operate under a squad model, where they are aligned with a squad for a defined period to deliver on the squad's roadmap and charter. We’re looking for a senior engineer to lead and drive work in the mobile apps squad. 

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate core mobile backend infrastructure in AWS to ensure high availability, scalability, and performance.

• Lead the development and integration of backend services and product features in Python, delivering performant APIs, caching layers, and experimentation capabilities that power mobile experiences.

• Drive the operational maturity across key backend systems, strengthening Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and cross-system integrations to improve reliability and accelerate delivery.

• Define and evolve backend platform standards and reusable cloud components, enabling teams to ship features faster and iterate with confidence.

• Collaborate with product managers, mobile engineers, and cross-functional teams to scope, build, and launch new features efficiently, enabling faster iteration and data-driven experimentation.

​About You

• You excel at explaining technical concepts to anyone and everyone. 

• People enjoy collaborating with you.

• You have a bias for action. When you see problems, you solve them.

• You are extremely curious. You are constantly interested in how the software you interact with works “under the hood.”

• You are customer-focused–regardless of whether the customer is an external user or an internal team.

• You delight in understanding how that code is running in production, looking at metrics, and planning improvements.

• You are excited about building backend systems that enable AI-powered features and experimentation at scale.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

• 5+ years of relevant experience 

• Strong programming skills in Python 

• Experience with Java or Node.js

• Experience enabling developer productivity with tools such as Claude Code and Copilot.

• Familiarity with back-end web application frameworks and open source tools

• Predisposition towards testing, instrumentation, and documentation.

• Proficiency in managing APIs and integrating third-party APIs

• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, build automation, and version control

• Solid experience with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

• Experience with monitoring, logging, and alerting frameworks

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/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. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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