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Principal Architect

Yahoo · United States of America · On-site

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About the role

Yahoo Mail is the ultimate consumer inbox with hundreds of millions of users. It’s the best way to access your email and stay organized from a computer, phone or tablet. With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever. 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of serving as a Chief Architect, VP of Architecture, Technical Fellow, or direct Advisor to CTOs/SVPs (IC7 level). Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

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Yahoo Mail is the ultimate consumer inbox with hundreds of millions of users. It’s the best way to access your email and stay organized from a computer, phone or tablet. With its beautiful design and lightning fast speed, Yahoo Mail makes reading, organizing, and sending emails easier than ever.

A Little About Us

The Yahoo Mail Architecture & Core Systems team defines the multi-year technical vision and engineering foundation for one of the world's largest digital communication platforms. Operating at massive global scale across Web, iOS, Android, and distributed backend storage, our squad bridges core platform infrastructure with cutting-edge AI orchestration. We empower over 500+ engineers to ship secure, high-throughput, and AI-native experiences to hundreds of millions of active users daily.

Responsibilities

5-Year AI-Native Vision: Architect and execute the 5-year technical roadmap to evolve Yahoo Mail into a modular, agent-driven communication platform, leveraging advanced GenAI frameworks and agentic workflows.

Executive Strategy & C-Suite Influence: Serve as the primary technical authority for Yahoo Mail, partnering closely with SVPs, Product Leaders, and executive...

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