Backend Engineer (Java), Media

Posted 18 Days Ago
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TW
3-5 Years Experience
AdTech • Digital Media • Information Technology • Other
The Role
The Backend Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and testing various modules with minimal supervision. They will participate in troubleshooting, design discussions, and the full project lifecycle from design to release.
Summary Generated by Built In

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.

A Little About Us

Taiwan Media team develops and operates 30+ websites and mobile apps, including Yahoo News, Finance, Entertainment, TV, Homepage, and Commerce, providing premium digital content to millions of users every day and helping us dominate the TW and HK markets. The team focuses on creating the most relevant local experiences and services while leveraging global development resources.

A Lot About You 

We are looking for talented individuals passionate about building the most advanced Media and Content platform. Join us to work on cutting-edge technology to deliver a state-of-the-art platform with top talents around the globe.

Your Day 

  • Responsible for design, implementation/development, and unit testing of various modules with minimal supervision

  • Participate in troubleshooting various problems in the system

  • Participate in design discussions and reviews

  • Participate in the full life cycle of a large project: design, implementation, testing, releasing, and sustaining.

You Must Have

  • Bachelor or Master in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical fields.

  • Excellent knowledge and hands-on experience in Java language.

  • Good knowledge of web development and architecture, e.g., HTTP, CSS, JavaScript, HTML, and Web industry standards.

  • Good knowledge of software engineering life cycle, including design, development, build/release, and QA.

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and desire to learn new skills.

  • Ability to take initiative and be innovative.

  • Great sense of responsibility and attention to detail.

  • Proficiency in Chinese/Mandarin is essential for product comprehension and facilitating effective communication.

  • By applying to this position, you are required to locate in Taiwan.

Nice To Have

  • Experience in the development on Linux based systems

  • Knowledge of one of the scripting languages, e.g., Python, Go, shell script, or PHP

  • Experience in developing with RDBMs, e.g., MySQL

  • Experience in cloud service, e.g., AWS

  • Experience in Agile/Scrum development process or cloud computing

The Good Stuff

  • Work at Yahoo - At Yahoo, We want every employee to have as much flexibility as their role allows. Working from home or working from the office? Your choice!

  • Summer Friday - We know the importance of work/life balance and realize that some working habits may not have kept up with the times.

  • Learning & Development - We have amazing programs you can enter to further grow your career, learn & develop new skills. We also provide you with a tuition reimbursement program for study.

  • Health and Wellbeing - We offer employee assistance program (EAP), health club reimbursement, employee vacation program, office massage for you to relieve from stress and release of pressure.

  • Work from Abroad Policy - the world as we know it has changed so if you need to travel back to your home country and work remotely, we have you covered.

  • Phone & Tech - We will provide all the Apple goods to do your job well.

Join us to immerse yourself in an energetic environment, closely access yourself to cutting edge technology and participate yourself in the exciting and dynamic Internet Industry! Apply Now!

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.

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.

Top Skills

Go
Java
PHP
Python
The Company
HQ: Sunnyvale, CA
10,001 Employees
On-site Workplace

What We Do

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900 million people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming and news—with the trusted products, content and tech that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full-stack platform for businesses to amplify growth and drive more meaningful connections across advertising, search and media.

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