Data Process Engineer, Web Search Relevance Team

Description
Yahoo! Search Technology

Data Process Engineer, Web Search Relevance Team


Job No. RX1000013951
Location US - Sunnyvale
Job Function ENGINEERING / INFO. SYSTEMS


Overview
Do you enjoy working with large data sets? Yahoo! generates terabytes of information every day and you can help us harness that information and use it to improve the Yahoo! Search product. Whether you have experience in data mining, large database design, or just working with large data sets, we may have the position for you. The goal of the Web Search Relevance team is to provide the best search experience on the Internet and you can be a part of that effort!

Essential Responsibilities
The primary responsibilities for this position are the creation and maintenance of processes for collecting, combining, and cleaning data from multiple large repositories. It is also important to build understanding of the uses of this information and how it applies to the problems our group works on. You will provide input into the overall project flow and objectives, design new systems and components, and have tangible impact on the quality of the search product.

Basic Qualifications:

* Proven ability to design systems and/or processes for handling large data sets.
* Fluency with Unix/Linux and scripting languages.
* Fluency in Python, Perl, or another scripting language.
* Experience in C, C++, and/or Java coding.
* Strong communication and collaboration skills.
* Ability to handle multiple diverse tasks concurrently.
* BS in Computer Science or related field and 4 years of industry experience, or 6 years of industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

* MS or PhD in Computer Science with at least 3 years of industry experience.
* Experience in data mining or data cleaning.
* Experience with search or natural language processing.
* Experience with Matlab, S-Plus, R, or other statistical/numerical programming tools.