Guide to Internships at Yahoo

Company Description

Yahoo was an early pioneer in the internet space with the introduction of Yahoo search engine. Now Yahoo has branched out into several fields including mail, fantasy sports, news, and finance. Yahoo was recently acquired by Verizon for $4.8 billion.

General

• Industry: Internet
• Founded: 1994
• Type: Parent Company Verizon, Publicly Traded
• Headquarters: 701 First Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 United States
• Company Size: 13,000+ Employees
• Average Employee Age: 31
• Tech Stack: Objective-C, JavaScript, Hadoop, MySQL, NodeJS

How to get an interview?

• Apply Online
• Career Fairs: University of California Los Angeles
• Employee Referral

Internship Overview

• Application Opening: September
• Internship Locations: Sunnvale CA, New York NY
• Internship Length: 11 weeks
• Housing Stipend: $2000 monthly
• Intern Class Size: 30 in New York

Interview Process

1. One hour interview over phone and collbedit. Majoirty of interview is technical based.
2. Similar to first interview, but harder difficulty

Previous Intern Experiences

Technical Intern

• Create tools to overlay text over videos to increase user engagement. (Objective-C)

Compensation Table

Recommended Resources:

• Yahoo Engineering Blog