Think about impacting 1 out of every 2 people online--in innovative and imaginative ways that are uniquely Yahoo!. We do just that each and every day, and you could too. After all, it's big thinkers like you who will create the next generation of Internet experiences for consumers and advertisers across the globe. Now's the time to show the world what you've got. Put your ideas to work for over half a billion people.
 
Cloud Computing on a Massive Scale
 
Ever thought what will it take to build a Cloud at Internet scale? Well, this is exactly what Yahoo!s cloud computing group is all about. We are building and deploying Cloud services to support billions of transactions and Petabytes of Storage across hundreds of thousands of machines. Our Cloud is global, fast, and reliable. It provides a high level of abstraction allowing Yahoo! developers to focus on their applications and not worry about the infrastructure. We combine cutting-edge virtualization, storage, and computational technologies with world leading software architects and scientists.
 
Our goal is to enable developers within Yahoo! and across to the globe to quickly build scalable products, rapidly analyze enormous amounts of valuable content, and elastically serve changing workloads. We are looking for big thinkers who can help us expand cloud solutions at a scale that is second to none across the industry.
 
Come join us in fulfilling the true promise of Cloud Computing!
 
Work on some of the most blazingly efficient web serving software on the internet! Yahoo!'s ability to scale and deliver a fast and reliable user experience is dependent upon our ability to operate a rock-solid content solution for our most frequently downloaded pages and applications. As part of Cloud Computing, you'll be working on core Y! components, and contributing to the performance of all Y! services world-wide.

This position is for a senior developer that's ready to take on new a challenge. You will be responsible for not only Yahoo!'s mission critical caching and proxy infrastructure services operating in several facilities world-wide, but also the company's scalable DNS solution that solves Yahoo!'s application based load-balancing and redundancy concerns. Knowledge about  DNS's capabilities, record format and propagation is a must.
 
Minimum Job Qualifications:

* Proven experience in building highly scalable applications in C/C++ on a UNIX platform

* DNS/Bind

* Good written and verbal skills

* Experience with HTTP, TCP/IP, and socket APIs in general

* Scripting in PERL  
 
Preferable Job Qualifications:

* 5-7 years experience in building highly scalable applications in C/C++ on a UNIX platform

* MS/BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)

* Familiarity with web caching technologies

* Web server, proxy server, Apache modules development experience