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Job Details
Primary responsibilities (daily/weekly):
Write code with tests for migrating APIs implementation.
Follow up end to end with migration:
Decide which API should be the best to migrate first
Work with Data team on missing parts
Create PR with the change (include testing and feature flag)
Verify the change on stage environment
Applying the change in prod and monitor for crashes / missing data
Hiring timeline and deadlines: 4 to 6 weeks.
Interview process (who, how many rounds): 1-2 rounds
Location and remote work options: Ok to work anywhere in US
Time zone preferences or travel requirements: Should be able to work in PST
Quals--
Overview of the team: Yahoo Sports App Backend team
Yahoo! Sports is looking for seasoned back-end developers who are passionate about technology and excited about the potential of AI-driven innovations in sports experiences. Join our growing team to help define and build our top-rated sport app.
Key team goals:
As a back-end developer, you'll work with a team of talented engineers to design and build scalable, efficient systems that deliver real-time sports data, personalized experiences, and engaging fan interactions used by millions worldwide. If you're passionate about building world-class technology and excited to push the boundaries of what's possible in sports tech, we'd love to hear from you!
Key projects or initiatives for the role:
Sierra to Graphite migration: We serve our APIs to the mobile sports apps, some of our APIs use older versions of Data API that are being EOL. The data team has new APIs that we need to migrate to, they are not 100% compatible with the old one, so we need to work with them if some data is missing. Mobile clients shouldn't be aware of this change.
Success metrics or KPIs for this role:
We should be able to migrate the APIs, depend on complexity, we hope to migrate 1-2 components / APIs per week
How is success measured?
Meeting deadlines, meeting goals and objectives. Delivering of features requests/change requests with quality in production.
Candidate Profile
Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):
5 years of Java or Kotlin development experience, including building and supporting user-facing web products
5 years of experience with server-side API programming on Linux, focusing on scalable, high-performance web services
Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithm design, and problem-solving
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure
Commitment to well-designed, well-documented code
Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries): 8 years of experience
Exceptional analytical aptitude and attention to detail
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated, well-organized team player
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Desired personality or work style:
work independent, collaboration, communication skill, problem solver, fast paced environment, quick learner, accountable.
passion for sports and fantasy sports
Experience developing GraphQL servers
Expertise in highly available distributed data services
Experience with AWS services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway
Experience in using AI to develop code and solve problem
Key attributes or values sought in the candidate:
work as a team. Build solutions that are maintainable. Quality driven. Flexible and adaptable.
Write code with tests for migrating APIs implementation.
Follow up end to end with migration:
Decide which API should be the best to migrate first
Work with Data team on missing parts
Create PR with the change (include testing and feature flag)
Verify the change on stage environment
Applying the change in prod and monitor for crashes / missing data
Hiring timeline and deadlines: 4 to 6 weeks.
Interview process (who, how many rounds): 1-2 rounds
Location and remote work options: Ok to work anywhere in US
Time zone preferences or travel requirements: Should be able to work in PST
Quals--
Overview of the team: Yahoo Sports App Backend team
Yahoo! Sports is looking for seasoned back-end developers who are passionate about technology and excited about the potential of AI-driven innovations in sports experiences. Join our growing team to help define and build our top-rated sport app.
Key team goals:
As a back-end developer, you'll work with a team of talented engineers to design and build scalable, efficient systems that deliver real-time sports data, personalized experiences, and engaging fan interactions used by millions worldwide. If you're passionate about building world-class technology and excited to push the boundaries of what's possible in sports tech, we'd love to hear from you!
Key projects or initiatives for the role:
Sierra to Graphite migration: We serve our APIs to the mobile sports apps, some of our APIs use older versions of Data API that are being EOL. The data team has new APIs that we need to migrate to, they are not 100% compatible with the old one, so we need to work with them if some data is missing. Mobile clients shouldn't be aware of this change.
Success metrics or KPIs for this role:
We should be able to migrate the APIs, depend on complexity, we hope to migrate 1-2 components / APIs per week
How is success measured?
Meeting deadlines, meeting goals and objectives. Delivering of features requests/change requests with quality in production.
Candidate Profile
Must-have skills/qualifications (technical, soft skills, certifications, tools):
5 years of Java or Kotlin development experience, including building and supporting user-facing web products
5 years of experience with server-side API programming on Linux, focusing on scalable, high-performance web services
Strong fundamentals in object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, algorithm design, and problem-solving
Experience with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud infrastructure
Commitment to well-designed, well-documented code
Ideal experience level (years, leadership, industries): 8 years of experience
Exceptional analytical aptitude and attention to detail
Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
Self-motivated, well-organized team player
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Desired personality or work style:
work independent, collaboration, communication skill, problem solver, fast paced environment, quick learner, accountable.
passion for sports and fantasy sports
Experience developing GraphQL servers
Expertise in highly available distributed data services
Experience with AWS services like S3, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway
Experience in using AI to develop code and solve problem
Key attributes or values sought in the candidate:
work as a team. Build solutions that are maintainable. Quality driven. Flexible and adaptable.
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