Job Description

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.

A Little About Us:

The Yahoo Research & Analytics Organization is searching for a qualified, passionate and highly motivated Data Engineer Intern. We design, build, optimize and maintain data pipelines to transform large volumes of data into information for operational and financial decision making. This opportunity will require you to creatively approach problems from an analytical perspective in order to embrace our complex data ecosystem and deliver automated and scalable solutions in a fast paced, team oriented environment. Driven by your passion for data and your ability to embrace new and exciting programming technologies, you will work with both internal and external partners to define and craft innovative data pipeline solutions in support of our leading global digital advertising and consumer products.

Your Day:

• Build and maintain high-performance, scalable data pipelines to transform large volumes of data into information for operational and financial decision making

• Perform continuous integration to ensure that every step of a data pipeline is testable and automated

• Propose and implement technical solutions 

• Partner with product owners to help refine business requirements

• Participate in code reviews and design discussions

• Understand and anticipate business needs and address issues reported by customers

• Be accountable for your work

Required Skills/Experience:

• Passionate about data and automation

• Experience with programming languages (Python)

• Experience with SQL (Vertica/Postgres/AWS Redshift/MySQL)

• Experience with Unix/Linux environment

• Experience with ETL workflow processes and tools 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

• Strong time management and prioritization skills

Yahoo 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 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 408-336-1409. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

At Yahoo, 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. Check out our diversity and inclusion (www.yahooinc.com/diversity/) page to learn more.

US Only: Please be aware that Yahoo requires all employees entering a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events) are required to be vaccinated for COVID-19.  This position will require the successful candidate to obtain and show proof of a vaccination to enter a U.S. Yahoo office and/or attending a company event (including client events).  Yahoo is an equal opportunity employer, and will provide reasonable accommodation to those individuals who are unable to be vaccinated consistent with federal, state, and local law.

The compensation for this position ranges from $45,760.00 - $135,200.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.

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.

Currently work for Yahoo? Please apply on our internal career site.