Although Yahoo! is the premier digital media company in the world, its ability to retain a fun, start-up like feel is what drew Elissa Murphy in. The VP of Engineering for Cloud Services says that this unique combination makes for a creative, yet fast-paced environment that is unlike anything else in the industry. “You want to build cloud systems but you want to do it quickly? This is the place you want to come to.”

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