Director of Frontend Engineering, Yahoo News

October 18, 2024

Industry: Private

Employment Type:- Full Time

Work Hours:- 8 Hours

Locations:- USA

Full Job Description:-

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.

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A little About Us:

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach nearly 900M 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. At Yahoo News, we are laser-focused on making discovery delightful and becoming the world's best curator for our 35 million daily users and expanding our distribution to more platforms to meet millions more users where they are. Building the best guide to the Internet (and the world) requires building the best team.

Responsibilities:

Work with engineers, designers, product and stakeholders to execute on the new vision for Yahoo.com and the Yahoo News website
Manage and lead engineers and managers in the team, provide leadership and direction
Design technical solutions for complex problems and lead the implementation
Lead and coordinate engineers activities; Be responsible for their delivery and meeting goals
Review their work for quality and provide mentoring, coaching Plan, prioritize the work for the team quarterly and execute them based on sprint schedule
Accountable for performance, results of the team Influence partner teams and deliver results meeting the objectives of the organization
Support establishment and execution of organizational priorities

A Lot About 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 are willing and able to write code from time to time, although that is not a day to day part of this role.
You are excited to get into the weeds and be hands on, but you know when to trust engineers to execute
You give continuous clear feedback to your direct reports.
Engineers on your team know when they are below, meeting or exceeding expectations You excel at explaining technical concepts to anyone and everyone.
People enjoy collaborating with you

Qualifications:

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with strong understanding of the fundamentals including Data Structures, Algorithms, OS and Networking
8 years experience in software development with Javascript, ReactJS or other modern JS framework
5 years experience in owning, designing components of large scale system
5 Experience in managing engineers and leading a team
Demonstrated problem solving skills and taking initiatives

Preferred:

Experience with common JS testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Chai) Familiarity with JS linting tools (e.g., ESLint)
Proven experience with launching and managing web applications
Strong understanding of Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) and its implementation Proficiency in troubleshooting network errors and debugging issues
Experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD pipelines
Knowledge of AWS ECS Fargate for container orchestration Proficiency with AWS CloudWatch for monitoring and logging
Experience with NGINX as a web server and reverse proxy
Hands-on experience with Next.js for server-side rendering and static site generation
Proficiency with React and modern React testing frameworks (e.g., React Testing Library, Enzyme)
Familiarity with TurboRepo for managing monorepos
Ability to work with modern JavaScript frameworks and libraries
Experience with containerization and orchestration tools
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure
Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams
Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.