Senior Software Engineer - 12month FTC - Yext

Yext is the leading global enterprise agentic marketing platform. For over 15 years, the world's most recognized brands in financial services, healthcare, retail, hospitality, and food have relied on us to keep their brand visible, accurate, and ahead of the competition across every search and AI surface that matters. We drive customer value through our technology, competitive intelligence, and agentic capabilities to win in an AI-first world. Our partners count on us for strategic, proactive guidance and capabilities, and that distinction shapes everything we build. Our team takes ownership, challenges each other's thinking, and turns ideas into results without waiting for a playbook. Those who perform at Yext are rewarded with increased scope, opportunities to tackle complex challenges, broader responsibilities, and meaningful development that enables them to grow alongside a company expanding through both product innovation and strategic acquisitions. The market is racing to adapt to AI, and Yext is at the forefront of that shift. Our ambitions are big, our innovation is accelerating, and the opportunity in front of us is enormous. If you want to do the most important work of your career, come join us!

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer (12month FTC) 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.