Senior Software Engineer

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading digital presence platform for multi-location brands, with thousands of customers worldwide. With one central platform, brands can seamlessly deliver consistent, accurate, and engaging experiences and meaningfully connect with customers anywhere in the digital world. Our AI and machine learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer engagement, which is only possible through our team of innovators and enthusiastic collaborators. Join us and experience firsthand why we are consistently recognized as a ‘Best Place to Work’ globally by industry leaders such as Built In, Fortune, and Great Place To Work®!

Hearsay is seeking proactive Senior Software Engineer with full-stack experience to join our growing Budapest Engineering Team! 

As a software engineer at Hearsay, you will get direct experience designing, developing, testing, and deploying services that work at a high scale and with enterprise reliability. You'll work at one of Silicon Valley’s leading enterprise companies; working side by side with engineers with years of experience designing and scaling extremely large systems.

What You'll Do

• Design solutions and technical plans.
• Debug, review the code, and fix any problem in the software domain of the team.
• Own and execute assigned projects and plans. 
• Lead peers and junior engineers in assigned projects.
• Design, code, perform code reviews, and test assigned features and user stories.
• Assist in prioritization and negotiation to formulate the roadmap of the product.
• Participate in making architectural decisions.
• Work towards continuous improvement in both the processes of the team and technology.

What You Have

• 6+ years of full-stack development experience.
• Mastering of OO code and principles. 5+ Years of experience in developing business solutions with one of the following languages: Python, Java, C++, or C#. (At Hearsay you’ll work with Python and Kotlin!)
• Knowledge of current and well-established component-based frontend libraries/frameworks (preferably React, Backbone, Underscore).
• Solid understanding of HTML, CSS, and related technologies.
• Strong experience with relational databases, including schema design, query tuning, data migrations, and designing for high availability & disaster recovery. Or the same level of experience with any NoSQL database and any NoSQL query language.
• Solid experience with cloud concepts and components (IaaS and PaaS). Track record of being capable of designing a scalable cloud-based system and explaining it. 
• Desire to cover your work with tests (preferably with Jest).
• Experience working across the technical stack, developing modern web apps, and building systems that scale.
• Ability to learn new technologies and frameworks quickly.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in software development.
• Ability to communicate in English (speaking, reading, and writing).

Yext is committed to building an inclusive and diverse culture where every person is seen, heard, and valued. We believe in equal employment opportunity and welcome employees and applicants of all races, colors, ethnicities, religions, creeds, national origins, ancestries, genetics, sexes, pregnancy or childbirth, sexual orientations, genders (including gender identity or nonbinary or nonconformity and/or status as a trans individual), ages, physical or mental disabilities, citizenships, marital, parental and/or familial status, past, current or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any characteristic protected under applicable law. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by law. If you have a disability that requires an accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or participating in the employee selection process, please complete this form.