Backend Developer at Yandex Smena

Yandex Smena is the main startup of Ridetech, which is already a billion-dollar business, is rapidly developing and becoming a full-fledged business unit.

We combine the advantages of a startup and a large technology company:

• Low Time To Market parameter, which, combined with a product approach, allows us to quickly and dynamically create cool features and projects
• Excellent development, testing and release processes. Work by projects, task backlog, local unit and integration tests, testers in the team, test environment, high-quality and not stifling code review, RFC process, etc.
• No overtime. If there are more tasks, we hire new people, rather than asking to work outside of working hours. Work takes up a large part of life, so it is very important for us to do it with pleasure
• We strictly follow architectural rules and best practices, refactor outdated components and do not accumulate technical debt
• Interesting product tasks

About the team

Learn about the development of Yandex city services at dev.go.yandex

What tasks await you

Product tasks Yandex Smena is a project with great potential that we strive to effectively and efficiently unlock. It is important for us to consider various trade-offs, sometimes cut corners, test hypotheses and achieve results as quickly as possible.

Designing and scaling architecture Our service is growing rapidly, new functionality is constantly appearing. We have defined the principles for developing new components of Yandex Smena and monitor compliance with these principles when developing new features and modifying existing modules.

Communication with managers, analysts, testers and related teams Many tasks are cross-functional, so to solve them we interact with colleagues from related teams - we challenge ideas and offer our own solutions during development.

More about backend at Yandex - in the channel Yandex for Backend

We expect that you

• Are familiar with Python, Go or other modern programming languages
• Love technical or product tasks and challenges
• Have an understanding of classical algorithms and data structures
• Have worked with SQL-based databases, for example PostgreSQL

Working conditions

• Work in a strong team with which you can grow
• Complex tasks for services with millions of users
• Ability to influence the process and result
• Salary at market level and above
• Bonuses every six months for everyone who has successfully passed the review
• Flexible work schedule
• Extended voluntary health insurance program, payment of 80% of the VHI cost for spouses and children