About this Senior Software Engineer role at Yext
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. AI is changing how customers find brands, and Yext gives enterprises the infrastructure to compete: Scout analyzes 10 billion signals monthly across four AI models to surface where you're losing and why, the Knowledge Graph maintains the verified data AI cites, and content generation and distribution agents syndicate brand content across LLMs, listings, social platforms, and review sites in real time. Thousands of brands in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to win across AI and traditional search. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work globally by Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®.
We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the foundation that powers analytics, reporting, and AI-driven experiences across our platform. This role bridges the gap between traditional data engineering and software engineering, focusing on scalable data infrastructure and high-quality software development.
You'll work closely with data scientists and engineering teams to design, build, maintain, and evolve data platforms and services that enable reliable, high-performance data products.
What You'll Do
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and build scalable data infrastructure that powers analytics, reporting, and AI applications.
- Design, develop, and maintain robust ETL/ELT pipelines using technologies such as Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow.
- Build and maintain reliable, scalable APIs and backend services in cloud environments, primarily AWS.
- Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from design through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
- Design and implement highly scalable, resilient distributed systems.
- Proactively identify opportunities for platform improvements and contribute ideas for new features and architectural enhancements.
- Collaborate effectively with engineering, data, and other business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.
- Continuously learn and adopt new technologies while building sustainable, long-term solutions.
About You
- 5+ years of professional software engineering and/or data engineering experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Strong expertise in SQL and experience working with complex data models and large-scale datasets.
- Proven experience designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines and distributed data systems.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Java, C++, C#, Go, Kotlin, Ruby, or similar object-oriented languages.
- Deep understanding of software engineering principles, algorithms, data structures, and system design.
- Experience designing scalable, reliable cloud-native applications and working with AWS or similar cloud platforms.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative, high-growth environment.
- Excellent communication skills with professional proficiency in English, both written and spoken.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Snowflake, dbt, and Airflow.
- Experience building APIs and data services.
- Exposure to modern data platforms, AI/ML infrastructure (we use BentoML), experience in MLOps or analytics engineering.
- Experience with MCPs
- Experience contributing to platform engineering, developer tooling, or internal frameworks.
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Yext is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a results-driven, engaging culture where every employee has the opportunity to contribute to the success of the Company, perform at the highest possible level, and grow their skills and capabilities. Yext welcomes employees and applicants of all backgrounds and demographics, and does not engage in discrimination on the basis of any protected characteristic recognized under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. The Company believes a broad variety of life experiences across the Yext team is critical to its mission to help every business in the world be visible everywhere customers search. By seeking out fresh perspectives and fostering a positive interview experience and employee experience, Yext can remain at the forefront of innovation, and better serve its customers.
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