Senior or Junior Backend Software Engineer

Boundless Inc., part of Yahoo Inc (headquartered in the U.S.), is a trusted marketing and advertising partner empowering global companies to succeed in the Japanese market. With multilingual teams spanning key regions worldwide, we deliver end-to-end solutions driven by deep local insights and a global perspective.

Yahoo Inc. and Boundless Inc are expanding and we are looking for a talented software engineer with a startup mind. You will work closely with the engineers in the US and Japan to build a search and display ad management platform for large global clients.

About Our Team

As part of Yahoo Inc. and Boundless Inc., our team are building an innovative platform that provides a suite of tools to manage large amounts of search ads in automated ways. We are working to provide tools to optimize search ads by using data science and machine learning technologies with the Japanese market in mind.

What We Do and What You'll Learn

• Develop a platform to manage ads data across multiple web search engines for both global advertisers and Japanese advertisers.

• Build tools to schedule ad related tasks and to process large amounts of time sensitive data.

• Visualize ad performance.

• Data mining on ads and user activity data, and analysis of ads performance data.

• Our tech stack ranges from Java, Python, MySQL, React.js, Node.js, PHP, web services, Hadoop, monitoring tools, AWS, to Tensorflow, LLM, and statistical analysis tools.

Responsibilities:

• Design and build the backend system of the ad data management system, which includes Java web service for account management, job scheduling, data conversion, etc.

• Develop new features and tools to support requests from global clients

• Work with users to understand their problems and requirements

• Understand the architecture and details of the system so that when we encounter problems in the production systems, you can fix them or find workarounds.

• Develop and enhance various components of our ads management system

• Since most members in the team are located in the United States, you’ll be required to work from 6am JST (Japan Standard Time) on Tuesdays through Fridays to have a sufficient overlap of working hours with the rest of the team. Mondays can be regular work hours.

Qualifications:

• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science or related fields

• 8+ years of directly related experience of software development

• Strong programming proficiency with Java

• Deep understanding of algorithms and data structures

• Experience with DBMS such as MySQL, Oracle or Redis

• High proficiency with object-oriented programming and design, concurrency, database systems, network, and UNIX/Linux environments

• Experience with design and development of RESTful Java web service using framework such as Spring Boot

• Deep understanding of web technologies

• Experience with container technologies such as Docker

• Experience with AWS

• Strong technical, analytical and communication skills

• Programming proficiency in Python and shell scripting

• Working knowledge of React.js and Node.js is a big plus

• Experience with account management system or payment management is a plus

• Business level proficiency in Japanese and English

Boundless 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 Boundless, 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.

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.