Full Stack Engineer II, Platforms
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 UsThe Security Platforms team enables Yahoo technology teams to develop, deploy, and operate products efficiently and reliably on an integrated, scalable, and secure platform. Security Platforms solutions help accelerate Yahoo's strategic initiatives by providing defense-in-depth security capabilities from the ground up. We foster an AI-augmented engineering culture where continuous learning, automation, and continuous delivery empower engineers to protect millions of users world-wide.ResponsibilitiesIdeate, design, and build scalable security platform features and microservices in Java, Go, and JavaScript/Node to enhance Yahoo's resilience against threat actors.Leverage Yahoo approved AI development tools to accelerate code implementation, write comprehensive unit/functional tests, and refactor security infrastructure.Apply AI-driven diagnostics and automated static analysis to triage open-source vulnerability reports, remediate security flaws, and streamline routine code maintenance.Critically evaluate and validate AI-generated code outputs and test cases to ensure strict compliance with Yahoo security standards, performance benchmarks, and memory safety.Deliver clean, performant, and production-ready code with minimal guidance while actively participating in code reviews, technical planning, and agile story estimation.Troubleshoot complex software failures and operational issues across distributed Linux and public cloud environments (AWS/GCP), conducting root-cause analyses to prevent recurrence.Own DevOps practices for platform services — build and maintain fully automated CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Screwdriver, GitHub Actions) spanning build, test, and deployment.Proactively identify manual engineering friction points and implement AI-assisted workflows or automation scripts to scale platform operations.Collaborate closely with security architects, product managers, and cross-functional engineering teams to translate defined technical security requirements into reliable operational solutions.Basic QualificationsBS or MS in Computer Science, or a related technical discipline (or equivalent practical experience confirmed for background check requirements).5+ years of hands-on software development experience building scalable applications or platform services.Primary technical proficiency in Java, with secondary experience in Go and/or JavaScript/Node.Proven experience utilizing Yahoo approved AI-assisted development tools to accelerate software feature implementation, testing, or debugging workflows.Core understanding of object-oriented design, distributed systems, networ...