Research Scientist

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.

About Yahoo

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that connects people to their passions. We reach hundreds of millions of 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.

About Search

Yahoo Search is one of the most highly scaled applications on the planet. We hire world class engineers to support our ambitious product and platform goals. Our engineers work in a highly collaborative environment with a strong emphasis on technical excellence and innovation. This is a unique opportunity as we’re reimagining the future of Search, to reinvent how users find information and accomplish their goals. To achieve this vision, we’re integrating new technology and expanding our infrastructure. This role demands strategic partnership, analytical thinking, exceptional planning and execution skills, ambitious innovation, obsession with quality and user needs, and a passion for solving complex problems. If you’re someone who enjoys being part of high performing teams, this role is for you!

The Search Research team at Yahoo has a direct impact on the quality of various products and services at Yahoo Search. Our team provides solutions and technologies in machine learning for query understanding, news ranking, search results clustering, and AI powered search.

Responsibilities:

• Capability to understand the technical challenges of a real world problem. Ability to think and formulate problems from first principles and map them to one or more Machine Learning paradigms or create a new Machine Learning paradigm for it.

• Strong desire and ability to code up algorithms with good understanding and champion them to be used in products. 

• Review state-of-the-art approaches, explore new ones, propose appropriate solutions

• Identify opportunities in existing products to enrich them with Machine Learning ideas. 

• Defining the technical requirements, which involves but not limited to, data collection, evaluation mechanism and production serving strategy. Ability to analyze data and realize patterns in them.

• Design solutions that can scale

• System extensibility, i.e., considering how the systems can evolve over time

• Communication skills in terms of conveying technical ideas

• Design metrics and experiments to analyze problems and measure results

• Collaborate with engineering teams to put research results into action

• Explain complex ML concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Use examples and analogies

• Generate intellectual property with patent applications and publications at relevant forums

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of track record driving impact in the industry 

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Applied Math or related field

• Expertise in AI, machine learning, deep learning and natural language processing

• Advanced coding skills in languages such as Java, Scala, Python or similar

• Experience with collaborative research, as evidenced through solid publications or proven track record of designing and leading integration of state-of-the art ML techniques into products

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

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 will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. 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 (

) or call . 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 (

) page to learn more.

The compensation for this position ranges from $128,250.00 - $266,875.00/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.

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