Software Engineer - AI-Driven Systems, NYC Hybrid

Yext Inc.; City of Niagara Falls (NY); On-site; USD 112,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Yext is seeking software engineers to join Team Hedwig in New York City, building and maintaining shared systems across our customer platform. You’ll work in an agile environment with two-week sprints, contribute to code from day one, and collaborate with engineers from leading universities and tech companies.

We develop high-traffic infrastructure, emphasize reliable design, and use AI-assisted tools to accelerate work while ensuring security and data privacy.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science or related field OR equivalent college-level education.
• 1+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Fluency with Java, C++, Python, or a similar programming language (we code primarily in Java and Go).
• Openness to new technologies, new ways of working, and creative solutions.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment.
• The ability to evaluate technical solutions critically, including code and recommendations produced by AI tools.
• Experience using-or a demonstrated interest in learning-AI-assisted development tools 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full software development lifecycle, from design and implementation through testing, deployment, and ongoing operation
• Contribute to the design, implementation, and deployment of highly scalable and reliable systems
• Develop storage systems, libraries, and frameworks
• Proactively contribute ideas for new features and identify opportunities to improve our products, systems, and engineering practices
• Collaborate effectively with colleagues across engineering and with partners throughout the company
• Write clean, tested, and well-documented code
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to accelerate engineering work, explore solutions, improve code quality, and reduce repetitive tasks
• Critically evaluate, test, and validate AI-generated output rather than treating it as inherently correct
• Maintain ownership of all work produced with AI assistance, including its correctness, security, maintainability, and alignment with our engineering standards

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Software design

Java

Python

Go

AI tools evaluation

AI-assisted development

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Go

Python

AI-assisted development tools

Job description

Yext is seeking software engineers to join Team Hedwig in New York City, building and maintaining shared systems across our customer platform. You’ll work in an agile environment with two-week sprints, contribute to code from day one, and collaborate with engineers from leading universities and tech companies.

We develop high-traffic infrastructure, emphasize reliable design, and use AI-assisted tools to accelerate work while ensuring security and data privacy.