Onsite
Bengaluru, India
Architect (10+ yrs)
5 months ago
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Open original listing🏢 About Yahoo
Yahoo is a global media and tech company with a foundation of 900 million monthly users. Currently undergoing a significant renaissance, Yahoo is backed by substantial investment to drive long-term growth through iconic products like Yahoo Mail. The organization is focused on bold initiatives and modernizing its entire technology stack to create a premier platform for digital life.
🎯 The Role
This is a high-impact leadership role within the Yahoo Mail group. As a Principal Software Engineer, you will join a team embarking on a mission to redefine the consumer email experience. You will be responsible for defining technical direction, leading major feature development, and overseeing a significant backend and frontend re-architecture that impacts hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- React, Angular, and Node.js
- TypeScript & Modern JavaScript
- Redux Toolkit & Atomic CSS
- Webpack, Babel, & Storybook
- Jest, Playwright, & Selenium
- AI Code Assist Tools (Cursor, Claude Code)
💼 What You'll Do
- Take ownership of major web application areas and solve high-stakes engineering problems.
- Define technical standards for responsive design and modern frontend architectures.
- Lead design discussions and implement testable, reliable code for global production systems.
- Optimize development workflows by integrating AI coding agents and agents into the daily cycle.
- Collaborate across time zones with designers, product managers, and geographically dispersed engineering squads.
✅ What You'll Need
- 10+ years of experience in high-scale web application development.
- Deep expertise in browser-side client technologies including AJAX and modern CSS architectures.
- Expert-level command of software design patterns and continuous integration/deployment.
- Proven ability to maintain stability and performance in large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong communication skills and a constructive approach to collaborative engineering.
🌟 Nice to Have
- Previous experience developing email or communication-heavy applications.
- Proficiency in mobile web development and Unix/Linux environments.
Why This Role?
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