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Yahoo! is looking for big thinkers

The Internet is a big, busy place, and we at Yahoo! are proud to stand out in the crowd. As the world's number one Internet brand, servicing over a half billion people, we're determined to maintain our commitment to delivering news, entertainment, information and fun... each and every day.

In order to maintain our position as one of the world's most trafficked Internet destinations, we're always on the lookout for people with big ideas and big talent to help us provide our visitors with the innovative products and services they've come to expect from Yahoo!.

How Big Can You Think?
Are you passionate about online advertising technologies? Do you want to help deliver the best contextual and display ads to billions of page views by millions of users around the planet everyday? Do you love to dive into a problem, figure out what's going on and why, and quickly make a difference?

Yahoo! Search and Advertising Sciences group is looking for a sr. research engineer with a strong background in developing software and systems for solving revenue optimization problems. Knowledge and experience in Machine Learning, Data Mining, Operations Research and Applied Statistics is necessary. The successful candidate will have a MS/PhD, or equivalent, in Computer Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, or Electrical Engineering with several years of practical experience and excellent implementation skills. The candidate will work in close collaboration with other engineers, applied scientists, and research scientists in creating fast, scalable solutions to optimization problems related to online advertising. Good communication and interpersonal skills are required.

Minimum Job Qualifications:

• Strong background in machine learning, data mining, and statistical algorithms
• Sound knowledge of standard computer science data structures and algorithms
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience in formulating and solving large scale mathematical optimization problem
• Previous participation in the full life cycle of a large project: design, implementation, testing, deployment and maintenance
• Fluency in Java, C or C++
• Fluency in Perl, Python or another scripting language
• Proficient in UNIX/Linux tools and utilities
• Strong teamwork skills
• Good communication skills

• MS/Ph.D. in Operations Research, Applied Statistics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 3+ years of software development experience
• Knowledge of software design patterns
• Good understanding of online advertising technology
• Data warehousing or high performance computing experience

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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