Senior Principal AI/ML Architect, Yahoo Mail
A Little About Us
Yahoo Mail serves over 220M users globally and operates at massive scale—billions of inbound connections and trillions of messages. Our vision is to be the best consumer inbox that helps users run the business of their lives. The Mail Intelligence AI/ML Platform powers intelligent capabilities across Yahoo Mail and the broader Yahoo ecosystem. We build systems that extract meaning from unstructured content, understand user context and intent, and deeply personalize user journeys at scale. We are evolving beyond traditional ML into agentic, assistive, and proactive intelligence—systems that don’t just classify or recommend, but reason, act, orchestrate workflows, and assist users autonomously and responsibly.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Computer Science or related discipline; or equivalent experience
- 12+ years of software engineering experience, with deep AI/ML expertise
- Proven track record architecting large-scale AI platforms
- Strong expertise in:
- Distributed ML systems
- LLMs and generative AI
- Personalization and ranking systems
- Production inference infrastructure
- Experience influencing architecture across multiple teams or business units
- Demonstrated ability to translate business strategy into technical strategy
Organizational & External Influence
- Lead cross-functional alignment (Product, Data Science, Infra)
- Mentor principal and senior engineers
- Represent Yahoo engineering externally via talks, blogs, and technical leadership
- Shape industry best practices in assistive and agentic AI systems
What You’ll Drive
- Agentic AI Architecture Strategy
- Personalization Platform Evolution
- Inference & ML Platform Modernization
- Governance & Engineering Excellence
- Organizational & External Influence
Pay
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.