Membership Platforms, Identity Abuse Prevention Engineer

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Membership Platforms, Identity Abuse Prevention Engineer

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of 1 billion. Nearly half of Yahoo employees are building the code and platforms that help us achieve that. 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 4 trillion data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world. Want in? Our brands like Yahoo, TechCrunch and more help people stay informed and entertained, communicate and transact, while creating new ways for advertisers and partners to connect. With technologies like XR, AI and machine-learning, we’re transforming media for tomorrow, too. We're creators and coders, dreamers and doers creating what's next in content, advertising and technology.

Membership Platforms at Yahoo provide modern, secure identity offerings for consumers and businesses that interact with Yahoo systems. The scale at which the identity systems operate is unmatched on the internet, with billions of logins per day, reaching hundreds of millions of users. We power the best products on the internet and bring users together to form communities and follow the news that matters to them.

The Fraud Squad within Membership Platforms leverages big data and machine learning to keep our users safe using a combination of online and offline processes. We analyze dozens of passive and active signals to distinguish humans from bots and other bad actors. Our machine learning models drive security features in sign-in, account recovery, and more. 

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate with user experience designers, product managers, and other talented engineers to deliver new features, enhancements, and bug fixes

• Grow in a culture of learning through design discussions and code reviews 

• Develop using Java and Python languages and Github source control

• Manipulate data through query languages using Jupyter notebook

• Develop and foster strong relationships with developers on multiple engineering teams within the Yahoo Identity division to collaborate on experience development

• Seek opportunities in our day-to-day workflow to improve quality and efficiency from ideation to deployment

• Document processes and workflow in shareable documents for future reuse and adoption

• Use your experience with a broad range of technology stacks, platforms and workflow tools to do your best, most efficient work and teach others to do the same

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science or a related major, or equivalent experience

• 3+ years’ development experience writing and reviewing code daily in a team environment

• 3+ years experience in Java and/or Python software programming languages

• Experience in data processing with distributed computing (Hadoop, Hive, Spark, etc.)

• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization techniques, and object-oriented programming

• Demonstrated experience in shipping high quality products and services

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience working with big data

• Experience with data science and machine learning

• Familiarity with Web services and web technology stacks

• Familiarity with Google Cloud Provider services and tools including Terraform, Kubernetes, Dataproc, Cloud Composer, and Google Cloud Storage

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.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

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The compensation for this position ranges from $111,000.00 - $231,250.00/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. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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