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Sr Manager, Software Development Engineer
Yahoo!
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
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The Yahoo Search team is building desktop and mobile search products that are more contextual and personalized for users. Search is the starting point to online experiences – whether you’re looking for the perfect gift, a new restaurant or the answer to any question you may have. As one of Yahoo’s core areas, we’re committed to growing search user engagement and market share by building compelling experiences and delighting our users.
A Little About Us
Yahoo Mobile has been delivering astonishing mobile applications for the past few years. Our applications rank among the top in delivering a superb user experience and we are just scratching the surface! With a shared passion for technical excellence, we use agile practices and modern technologies to iteratively develop software that we continuously deploy to our users.
Mobile search is one of the top priorities at Yahoo as our engineers focus on creating products that will provide our users with a unique and exciting experience through our Search apps, Search SDKs, Aviate and a few other products we are still cooking. Although small, our Mobile Search team is incredibly impactful and responsible for a big chunk of the mobile audience and revenue at Yahoo. If you want to challenge yourself and create a strong impact on projects that reach millions of users worldwide, we have large-scale engineering problems on Search that may interest you!
A Lot About You
We are seeking a seasoned engineering manager to help grow and mentor a fast growing mobile team that is focused on the future of search for Yahoo. As a manager you will work closely with other talented managers, architects and developers who enjoy the challenge and opportunity of jumping into new technologies and domains as we innovate in the extraordinarily wide range of Search use cases.
Your Day
• Be both a highly technical, hands-on coder and effective people manager
• Communicate cross-functionally and drive engineering efforts
• Hold your own in technical discussions, be a subject matter expert, and have strategic influence
You Must Have
• 5+ years of relevant work experience, including hands-on technical management
• Exceptional coding skills in one of the following C++, Java, and/or PHP
• Deep experience in Unix/Linux
• Demonstrated ability to recruit and manage technical teams, including performance management
• BS in Computer Science or Engineering, MS preferred