WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR THIS ROLE:
•             Relevant experience in Java 8 or higher web applications and any JavaScript framework (for example Angular4+, React JS/Ember.js/Vue.js)
•             Experience with unit and integration testing and writing clean code
•             Understanding of REST APIs, OOP, and related best practices
•             Good knowledge of SQL or NoSQL databases techniques
•             Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
•             The ability to adapt to new technologies, our tech stack is diverse, and being able to step out of the comfort zone to learn new frameworks/tools is a must.

WHAT CAN GIVE YOU A HEAD START:
•             Relevant experience with Spring Framework-Core/Boot/MVC, Hibernate/JPA, HTML, CSS
•             Deep understanding of Java/J2EE, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, and other supporting front-end or back-end technologies
•             Knowledge of architecture and design patterns and anti-patterns
•             The ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment that requires ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously without compromising quality
•             Experience working with AWS solutions for JAVA deployments (Lambda, EC2, S3, Elasticache, ...)

WHAT ARE YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES:
•             Write and review great quality code
•             Design, build and maintain scalable and robust APIs.
•             Ensure system responsiveness, robustness and high availability
•             Design and create robust and reusable UI components that will be used across teams
•             Implement critical business features
•             Improve our CI/CD pipeline to ensure constant production delivery of high-quality features
•             Improve our automated tests suite in terms of speed and accuracy
•             Give constructive feedback
•             Help the team in troubleshooting and resolving of complex problems
•             Come up with solutions to any issue that is raised during code/design review and being able to justify the decision taken

SOFT SKILLS:
•             Very good English
•             Solution-oriented
•             Deep understanding of a problem / Strive to understand a problem / Curiosity
•             Flexibility
•             Autonomy
•             Fast learner
•             Long-term engagement
•             Good communication skills
•             Good analytical skills, capable to clarify and dive for requirements
•             The willingness of going out of the comfort zone
•             Investigation and troubleshooting
•             Willingness for continuous learning and improvement
•             Positive thinking

WHY TO WORK FOR YAHOO? (feedback gathered from our teams)
•             Worldwide colleagues
•             Latest technologies on some tracks
•             Meritocracy
•             Help each other out
•             Big and stable client
•             A lot of growth/learning opportunities, on different technologies
•             Complex systems, complex environments
•             Technical complexity
•             Great team, great people
•             Life-work balance
•             Requests/Issues/proposed changes are always discussed and solutions are found
•             Context to exit from the comfort zone
•             A mix of management with development tasks
•             Huge codebase, large teams ( approx. 300 developers)
•             Flexibility
•             CI/CD
•             AWS services
•             Live platform challenges/opportunities, strong SLAs
•             Strong technical knowledge on client-side / client architects
•             Not seen as subcontractors
•             A lot of technical discussions, recordings, technical documentation
•             No stress related to effort estimations
•             Team autonomy
•             Working with a lot of seniors
•             More teams
•             Being a mentor, but at the same time being a mentee

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