Principal Engineer, Yahoo Weather

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 We want to reimagine the Yahoo Weather experience across the company - from the Yahoo Weather apps to the Yahoo homepage. As millions of people use Yahoo Weather each day to understand how the weather will impact them, we believe that investing in a better product experience will help us fulfill Yahoo's mission to be a trusted guide to online content and enable people to accomplish their goals no matter how big or small. A Lot About You You are an experienced engineer who welcomes the challenge of building a new product experience from the ground up. You are comfortable being one of the first members of a newly formed team. You love to collaborate with product designers to understand customer problems and deliver great user experiences. You are highly self-sufficient but also thrive when working together with teammates. You care about the whole product experience. You enjoy sprints as much as strategy. You are curious, driven and know how to find a work-life balance. Responsibilities: Collaborate with a small team to design, define, build, and deliver new features for Yahoo Weather Code - you will spend most of your time writing code using React, focused on rebuilding the web product experience . This includes new feature development, architecture, writing unit tests, refactors, and bug/crash fixes, and future support Share responsibilities like architecture/design reviews, code reviews, performance tuning, and build pipeline management Own and deliver - from the small must-do tasks to larger, complex projects with many moving parts Share your opinions and help shape our technical direction, best practices, product ideas, and team processes. We value and depend on your input! Minimum Qualifications: 8 years experience building and shipping across the web Proficiency in React Excellent coding chops, code design skills, and practitioner of web development best practices - including object-oriented design principles; design pattern usage; writing modular, reusable, testable code; data structures; concurrency; performance profiling and tuning Excellent analytical, problem solving, and debugging skills The quintessential teammate -- great communicator, adaptable, supportive, hard working, and enjoys a good laugh An interest in weather and strong opinions about weather apps is a plus! Please note: we encourage candidates who may not check all the boxes above to apply. 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. 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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 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 1.866.772.3182 . 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. The compensation for this position ranges from $143, 625.00 - $299, 375.00/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. 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