Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:29:36 -0800 From: Marina Moreno <marinam1@yahoo-inc.com> To: "freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org" <freebsd-jobs@freebsd.org> Subject: Yahoo! Seeking UNIX Experts Message-ID: <8BA75B0EE188EB4E994169DF8D0AA4D83E4963B4E3@SP1-EX07VS01.ds.corp.yahoo.com>
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Hello. My name is Marina Moreno. I'm a recruiter for Yahoo. Yahoo! is curre= ntly seeking Production/Service Engineers for positions in Sunnyvale, Calif= ornia. I am writing to you in hopes of networking with as many Unix experts as pos= sible, and finding people who would be interested in exploring engineering = opportunities with Yahoo! This is such a great opportunity, and if you happ= en to know of any engineers who may be interested, please feel free to forw= ard this email to them and have them contact me directly. Thank you for you= r consideration and time --- I appreciate it. Sincerely, Marina Moreno Yahoo! Recruiter Mountain View, California (408) 336 - 0561 ---------------------------------------------- Hello ---- Yahoo! is hiring Production/Service Engineers --- we have lots of openings! If interested, please email your resume to: marinam1@yahoo-inc.com Position: Production Engineer, Yahoo! Search Technology Location: Sunnyvale, CA Do you... * Have a passion for solving technical problems, from the network to the ap= plication stack? * Want to write applications that provide infrastructure for deploying soft= ware to, managing, and maintaining many thousands of servers? * Envision the ability to work with large scale systems which require perfo= rming almost no tasks manually? * Spend time trying to figure out how something works, not stopping with kn= owing just that it does? * Want to make real web applications and back-end systems faster, more reli= able, more efficient? Production Engineers at Yahoo! thrive on the scale and mission-critical nat= ure of our complex search systems as well as the challenge that comes along= with their operation. In this critical role, you'll utilize your rare comb= ination of significant UNIX systems experience, network knowledge, troubles= hooting skills, and coding sensibilities to design, deploy, monitor, and au= tomate all operational aspects of Yahoo!'s revenue-critical search platform= s. The ideal candidate is a technical generalist with skills ranging from p= roduction systems/network management to software development. Responsibilities * Function as a technical generalist responsible for the overall health and= performance of our search platform * Use a combination of open source and custom built tools to handle deploym= ent, administration, and monitoring of a large-scale Linux environment * Gain deep application-level knowledge of the systems. * Administer a massive mission-critical production environment, plus a larg= e non-production environment. * Work with development teams to harden, enhance, document, and generally i= mprove the operability of our systems * Responsible for the configuration/build-out of new deployments to facilit= ate our constant growth. * Participate in a 12x7 (daylight hours) on-call pager rotation Minimum Job Qualifications * 4 years of work experience in Unix System administration. * Experience working with datacenter technicians while provisioning servers= and dealing with break fix of hardware. * Experience providing tier1 production support for mission critical web ap= plications. * Excellent Troubleshooting and problem solving skills, including applicati= on, server and network-level troubleshooting ability. * Knowledge of Internet fundamentals. (e.g. RFCs, DNS architecture, best pr= actices, security, etc.) * Good written and verbal communication skills * Good interpersonal skills and be an avid team player * Must be a self-starter and quick learner with a passion for open source s= olutions. * Have a passion for production support and possess a constant desire to ex= cel and grow in the job. Preferred Job Qualifications * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or MIS. * 2+ years experience with Linux, preferably with RHEL. * Experience administering large-scale (1000+ server) production installati= ons (ecommerce background a plus) * Familiarity with web design and LAMP stack. * Experience with network designs, protocols, and troubleshooting. * Good scripting experience, Perl is a plus. * Exposure to virtualization technologies. For immediate consideration, please send a text (ASCII) or HTML or PDF version of your resume to: marinam1@yahoo-inc.com Marina Moreno Technical Recruiter Yahoo, Inc. marinam1@yahoo-inc.com<mailto:marinam1@yahoo-inc.com> (408) 336-0561 - office
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