Backend Developer at Yandex Education

We are creating a platform that helps people from schoolchildren to professionals learn and develop in IT. This is a unique opportunity to experience the startup spirit inside Yandex: we design services from scratch, experiment, and quickly see the results of our work, while relying on reliable infrastructure and the experience of a large company.

You will work on services used by thousands of talented students: * School of Data Analysis (SDA): this is Yandex's cutting-edge educational program and leading IT industry experts. The team develops education in data analysis and machine learning, creation and operation of big data infrastructure, paying a lot of attention to the content and format of courses, as well as building a community of students and alumni * Lyceum: we help teenagers (13–18 years old) immerse themselves in IT, programming languages, and the context of industrial development. We offer annual courses, a number of specializations, and plan to expand * AI Robotics: the most 'hardware' project. We are building a platform (software + hardware) for teaching robotics and AI, uniting makers, children, and teachers

Our stack:

• Main language — Python, for high-load parts we use Go, on the frontend — TypeScript
• We store data in PostgreSQL and MongoDB, cache in Redis

What tasks await you

Full-cycle production development We don't have an assembly line where you only write code. You will participate in discussing ideas, designing architecture, writing tests, conducting code reviews, and bringing features to production.

Product development You will have to implement complex business logic (LMS, gamification, integrations), design APIs, and optimize data handling.

Improving the system and development culture We pay proper attention to technical debt and quality.

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

We expect you to

• Understand the architecture of modern web services and know how to make decisions that won't need to be rewritten in six months
• Are proficient in Python
• Know how to work with databases (SQL/NoSQL): design schemas from scratch and optimize complex queries.
• Write testable code and are ready to be responsible for its operability
• Are familiar with classic algorithms and data structures

It will be a plus

• Like us, are passionate about education
• Have developed LMS, LXP
• Are familiar with Go or want to master it