Jobs

SDS Overview
SDS’ mission is to create value to consumers and marketers by delivering a consumer-centric data platform and insights services that maximize user engagement and enable innovative marketing solutions

Targeting Applications Group Overview
Targeting Applications Group is a part of SDS and is chartered to rapidly spread the power of data mining to business centers to help generate brand and/or top-line growth by being able to target users with personalized advertisements and/or content.

Introduction
Specific challenges include analyzing disparate systems and developing, in partnership with business units, reliable and scalable applications that integrate into the DNA of the business units by providing end-users targeted content and/or advertisements. This team will also collaborate closely with data mining and research teams to utilize models and advanced analytics systems developed by these entities.

Essential Job Functions

• Architect and design different applications that are standards-based and which integrate into the offerings of the various business units
• Develop extensible, scalable, reliable software
• Interact with other teams to define interfaces and understand dependencies
• Write detailed technical documents
• Understand and affect the product direction

• Background in computer science (MS/PhD preferred)
• Experience working on systems used to provide customer relationship management or targeting functions
• Familiarity and experience in different phases of software development life cycle
• Structured thinker, Effective communicator, Team player with ability to work with dynamic teams
• Good programming skills
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization techniques, and object-oriented programming.
• C++, PERL, and UNIX experience
• Database access methodologies experience
• Integration Standards (XML-centric) experience

Please send resumes with req# 0052 to Tina Duccini, tduccini@yahoo-inc.com