Senior Software Engineer

What You Have

• A BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent college-level education
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience
• A track record of leading significant technical projects and delivering complex production systems
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and supporting the growth of less-experienced team members
• Experience supervising or managing software engineers, or demonstrated readiness to take on direct-report responsibilities
• Deep technical judgment and a strong foundation in software architecture, design, data structures, and algorithms
• Experience designing software systems, evaluating competing approaches, and communicating technical decisions clearly to other engineers
• The ability to remain deeply hands-on while also guiding the technical work of others
• Experience diagnosing difficult production problems and leading technical incident response
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including experience working across engineering teams and with Product or other business partners
• Fluency with Java, Go, C++, Python, or a similar programming language (we code primarily in Java and Go)
• Experience recruiting, interviewing, or evaluating software engineers
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and the ability to critically evaluate their output as part of a responsible engineering workflow
• Sound judgment regarding data privacy, intellectual property, security, and the appropriate use of confidential information when working with AI tools
• Openness to new technologies, new ways of working, and creative solutions
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment
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• Pay ranges at Yext are established based on an analysis of salaries for positions with a similar level of accountability and impact in the relevant labor market. Salary levels are expected to change to reflect an employee’s job performance (results and impact) over time. Salaries at the time of hire are typically offered in the lower to middle of the above-referenced range in order to provide the opportunity to reflect performance-based increases over time. In addition to base salaries, employees at Yext are typically eligible for a comprehensive package of benefits including medical, dental and vision benefits; life insurance; short term and long-term disability; 401(k) retirement plan; and vacation and sick leave. Successful candidates may also be eligible for variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.