While most people reading this know where I work, relatively few actually know what I do. Well, I’m the Product Manager responsible for a little something we like to call Yahoo! Widgets. As many of you know, this is the result of last year’s acquisition of a company called Pixoria which made a product known as Konfabulator. And I am privileged to be working with much of the very talented Konfabulator team, including founder Arlo Rose and chief architect Ed Voas.
Those of you who have been keeping tabs over the last 15 months have noticed that not much has really changed since the acquisition – a new price (I guess that was kinda a big deal), a new name, a new purple paint job, and some new Yahoo! Widgets. But for a variety of reasons, Yahoo! was largely disinclined to mess with a good thing. That’s where I come in…
Since May, I have been working with the team to help figure out how we can use Yahoo!’s assets to create a better Widgets experience for consumers and developers. And we’re really starting to hit our stride. Our next release date is still a secret, but it’s not too far off (at least it feels that way when you’ve got deadlines looming) and we’re going to be unveiling some great new features. But, that’s just the beginning.
We have an exciting and ambitious roadmap ahead of us. And in order to achieve it, we need to grow the team. There are currently 5, count ’em 5, openings that we’re looking to fill yesterday:
– Senior Visual Designer
– Senior Product Manager
– Widget Engine Developer
– Widget Engine Developer
– Widget Builder / Front-End Developer
So if you or someone you know is interested in one of these jobs , please apply online or email me at jstrauss -at- yahoo-inc.com.