Software Development Engineer, Storage Data System

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!. We’re looking for people like you. How Big Can You Think?  The Query and Storage platform team within DataOS is building world class high performance next generation database system to power data warehouses and business analytical systems that can handle tens of petabytes sized data. The project involves architecture, design, software development, quality assurance, performance and reliability evaluation of such systems. Job Responsibilities  Â· Part of the Storage and infrastructure system development team.· Design and Implement high performance distributed Storage platform and infrastructure.· Maintain and improve existing Storage System technologies to meet the needs of exponential growth in data  Minimum Job Qualifications · BS/MS with Computer Science degree· 5+ years of development experience· PostgreSQL · Strong C++ skills· Solid understanding of Data Structures and Object Oriented Programming· Development experience on Linux platform in the last 2 years· Work independently with little supervision· Large scale Database storage or storage server development· Client/Server product building experience  Preferable Job Qualifications  Â· Programming in Multi-threading and Asynchronous environment· Self motivated and strong desire to do improve skill set· Strong problem solving and debugging/trouble shooting skills Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.  For more information or to search all of our openings, please visit http://careers.yahoo.com