Sr. Principal AI Architect, IT Workforce Experiences & Communication

It takes powerful technology to connect our brands and partners with an audience of hundreds of millions of people. Whether you’re looking to write mobile app code, engineer the servers behind our massive ad tech stacks, or develop algorithms to help us process trillions of data points a day, what you do here will have a huge impact on our business—and the world.

A Little About Us

The Enterprise IT team is at the forefront of Yahoo’s digital transformation, building the next generation of AI-powered productivity tools. The IT - Workforce Experiences and Communication team is seeking a Sr. Principal AI Architect (IC6) to define the vision for how Yahoo employees work. Our mission is to deliver enterprise-grade software solutions that integrate agentic AI capabilities to automate business processes and exponentially increase the productivity of the global Yahoo workforce. This team is responsible for staying ahead of the rapidly changing AI landscape, rapidly prototyping advancements, and scaling beneficial AI technologies across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

• Define and drive the architectural strategy for agentic, assistive, and autonomous AI systems across the Workforce Experiences ecosystem.

• Identify and implement AI-driven efficiencies in day-to-day architectural workflows, replacing manual system mapping with automated documentation and AI-assisted design patterns.

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software applications.

• Collaborate with product managers and engineers across different time zones to understand requirements and develop technical solutions.

• Debug and resolve software issues, providing technical support as needed.

• Write and maintain technical documentation.

• Participate in code reviews to ensure code quality and best practices.

• Establish and refine standards and best practices to streamline the development processes.

What You Bring

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in building APIs, backend development and Devops.

• Expert in at least one programming language, such as Python and Java.

• Expertise in prompt engineering and structured interaction with LLMs to solve complex architectural challenges.

• Proven experience building and deploying GenAI applications, Agentic workflows, and machine learning pipelines in a production environment.

• Can bridge business requirements and technical specifications.

• Experience in GenAI, Agents, and machine learning application development.

• Ability to bridge high-level business strategy with deep technical specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience evaluating, refining, and validating AI-generated outputs to mitigate hallucinations and ensure enterprise security.

• Commitment to staying current with the AI tools market and a track record of implementing automation to increase team velocity.

• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with strong attention to detail.

• Capable of leading in a collaborative environment involving developing solutions, presenting those solutions for review by peers, and then training co-workers on the solutions.

• Team player with good interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently.

The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.

At Yahoo, we offer flexible hybrid work options that our employees love! While most roles don’t require regular office attendance, you may occasionally be asked to attend in-person events or team sessions. You’ll always get notice to make arrangements. Your recruiter will let you know if a specific job requires regular attendance at a Yahoo office or facility. If you have any questions about how this applies to the role, just ask the recruiter!

Yahoo is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category. Yahoo will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law. Yahoo is dedicated to providing an accessible environment for all candidates during the application process and for employees during their employment. If you need accessibility assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, please submit a request via the Accommodation Request Form (www.yahooinc.com/careers/contact-us.html) or call +1.866.772.3182. Requests and calls received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response.

We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace strengthens Yahoo and deepens our relationships. When you support everyone to be their best selves, they spark discovery, innovation and creativity. Among other efforts, our 11 employee resource groups (ERGs) enhance a culture of belonging with programs, events and fellowship that help educate, support and create a workplace where all feel welcome.

The compensation for this position ranges from $160,965.00 - $349,885.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience.The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions. Our comprehensive benefits include healthcare, a great 401k, backup childcare, education stipends and much (much) more.

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