Senior Software Engineer

Yext; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 149,000 - 304,000; Full time

Job summary

Yext seeks a senior software engineer to join Team Recon in Rosslyn, VA. You will lead the engineering of the competitive intelligence layer, shaping data-driven insights and AI-enabled experiences. Expect hands-on design and mentoring while guiding cross-team collaboration to deliver scalable systems.

You will partner with Product and Engineering leadership, translate priorities into technical plans, and own complex projects end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent college-level education.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Track record of leading significant technical projects and delivering complex production systems.
• Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring engineers, and supporting 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.
• Ability to remain hands-on while guiding others.
• Experience diagnosing difficult production problems and leading technical incident response.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with Product and other business partners.
• Fluency with Java, Go, C++, Python, or similar language (we code in Java and Go).
• Experience recruiting, interviewing, or evaluating software engineers.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and evaluating their output responsibly.
• Sound judgment on data privacy, security, and confidential information when working with AI tools.
• Openness to new technologies and fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical leader for the team while contributing to design, implementation, and operation of production software.
• Own complex development efforts from problem definition and design to testing, deployment, and operation.
• Design sound technical solutions, review designs, and guide architectural decisions within the team.
• Translate product priorities into technical plans, identify dependencies and risks, and plan approach.
• Break complex initiatives into manageable pieces and guide engineers through delivery.
• Solve difficult technical problems independently and mentor others.
• Maintain high engineering quality through thoughtful design, reviews, testing, and operations readiness.
• Mentor and share knowledge with engineers to grow skills and judgment.
• Lead production incident response, diagnose problems, restore service, and implement improvements.
• Collaborate across teams to coordinate work spanning multiple systems or product areas.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve products, architecture, and engineering practices.

Skills

Java

Go

C++

Python

Leadership

Mentoring

System design

AI tools

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the enterprise agentic marketing platform. Built on the world's most comprehensive structured data platform for local businesses, Yext gives brands and their partners the visibility intelligence to win every moment of discovery – across AI and traditional search. Yext's API-first architecture connects structured data to APIs, MCP servers, and generative interfaces, so partners and developers can build purpose-built experiences on the same infrastructure powering Yext's own products. Thousands of brands and digital marketing partners in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food rely on Yext to manage, measure, and optimize visibility at scale. For more information, visit yext.com .

At Yext, Product Engineering builds and evolves the technology behind our products and services. We’re looking for senior software engineers who want to solve challenging technical problems, lead the development of systems at scale, and help shape what we build next.

We work in an agile environment with two-week sprints and regular demos that keep teams aligned and give engineers clear visibility into the impact of their work. As a senior engineer, you’ll remain deeply involved in designing and building software while providing technical leadership to the engineers around you. You’ll partner closely with Product and Engineering leaders to turn broader priorities into sound technical plans, guide projects through delivery, and help less-experienced engineers continue to grow.

We are looking for a senior software engineer to join Team Recon, which owns the customer-facing intelligence layer of our Competitive Intelligence product area. Recon builds the experiences that transform our competitive intelligence datasets into meaningful insights for customers. This includes analysis, visualizations, user interfaces, and agentic workflows. In short, the team builds the “brains” on top of the data pool and owns the surfaces through which customers explore, understand, and act on competitive intelligence. Engineers on Recon work across the product stack and solve open-ended problems at the intersection of data, AI, and user experience, turning complex information into clear, compelling, and useful products.

This role is based in our Rosslyn, VA office, where in-person collaboration plays an important part in how our teams work, learn, and build relationships. We’re looking for people who genuinely value that environment and are comfortable coming into the office at least three days per week. At the same time, we don’t prescribe specific in-office days and want employees to have the flexibility to handle personal needs without disrupting their work or team collaboration.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a technical leader for the team while continuing to contribute directly to the design, implementation, and operation of production software
• Own complex development efforts from problem definition and technical design through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing operation
• Design sound technical solutions, write and review technical designs, and guide architectural and implementation decisions within the team’s systems
• Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to translate product priorities into technical plans, identify dependencies and risks, and help determine how the team should approach the work
• Break complex technical initiatives into clear, manageable pieces and help guide engineers through successful delivery
• Solve difficult technical problems independently and provide guidance when other engineers encounter challenges
• Foster a high bar for engineering quality through thoughtful design discussions, code reviews, testing, operational readiness, and continuous improvement
• Mentor and share knowledge with other engineers, helping less-experienced teammates strengthen their technical skills and judgment
• Lead production incident response and follow-up, helping the team diagnose complex problems, restore service, and make improvements that prevent recurrence
• Collaborate with engineers and partners across teams to solve technical problems and coordinate work that spans multiple systems or product areas
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve our products, architecture, systems, and engineering practices, and help drive those improvements to completion
• Participate actively in recruiting and interviewing, helping us identify and hire strong engineers and maintain a high technical bar
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully throughout design, research, implementation, testing, debugging, and code review
• Critically evaluate and validate AI-generated output, maintaining ownership of its correctness, security, scalability, maintainability, and alignment with engineering standards
• Model effective AI-enabled engineering practices, experiment with new capabilities and workflows, and share successful approaches with other engineers

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.

Annual Base Pay Range

$148,500 - $303,500 USD

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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