Job Description
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading brand visibility platform built for a world where discovery and engagement happen everywhere — across AI search traditional search social media websites and direct communications. Powered by over 2 billion trusted data points and a suite of integrated products Yext provides brands the clarity control and confidence to perform across digital channels. From real-time insights to AI-driven recommendations and execution at scale Yext turns a brand's digital presence into a competitive advantage 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®!
Our Systems Engineers craft the underlying infrastructure that powers the Yext platform. This means adapting the best open-source and commercial software into an infrastructure architecture that our Software Engineers can utilize to develop the Yext platform. A Senior Systems Engineer is passionate about building and operating reliable predictable reproducible transparent and secure infrastructure platforms and advising our Software Engineers how to best utilize it.
What You’ll Do- Help design build and maintain infrastructure systems that power our core SaaS platform with a focus on performance security reliability and developer experience
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product Engineering SRE and Security teams to drive infrastructure projects from concept through production
- Evaluate existing systems and implement architectural improvements that increase scalability resilience and operational efficiency
- Build and manage infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform Pulumi or similar technologies
- Use configuration management tools such as Ansible Chef or similar to improve consistency and automation across environments
- Support and evolve containerized platforms and orchestration systems including technologies such as Docker Kubernetes ECS or Nomad
- Contribute to observability and operational excellence through monitoring logging alerting and instrumentation improvements
- Document system designs platform standards and operational best practices and instruct developers on how to use them effectively
- Mentor and guide junior engineers contributing to a culture of technical excellence ownership and continuous learning
- Participate in an on-call rotation and help maintain the health availability and performance of production systems
- Significant experience in backend DevOps or infrastructure engineering roles in large-scale SaaS PaaS or IaaS environments
- Extensive experience working with Linux in production environments
- Advanced knowledge of at least one major cloud provider including AWS GCP or Azure
- Strong experience with infrastructure as code and automation using tools such as Terraform Pulumi Ansible Chef or similar
- Expertise in containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker Kubernetes ECS or Nomad
- Experience scripting and writing code in Bash Python Go or similar languages
- A proven track record contributing to large-scale infrastructure migrations high-availability initiatives or performance optimization efforts
- Familiarity with observability stacks such as Prometheus Grafana ELK OpenTelemetry or similar tools
- Excellent communication skills with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively across engineering teams
- A strong mentoring orientation and a desire to help raise the bar for engineering quality and operational excellence
Bonus Points
- You are hands-on and pragmatic with strong technical judgment
- You care deeply about building secure maintainable and scalable systems
- You enjoy partnering with other engineers and improving the platforms they rely on every day
- You balance operational rigor with a strong bias toward execution and continuous improvement
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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 equity (stock) based compensation and/or variable pay programs based on performance relative to goals and targets.
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.
It is Yext’s policy to provide reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities as required by applicable 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.
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What We Do
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. Yext’s AI and machine learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer engagement automates workflows at scale and delivers actionable cross-channel insights that enable data-driven decisions. From SEO and websites to social media and reputation management Yext enables brands to turn their digital presence into a differentiator.
Why Work With Us
At Yext we bring together curious thinkers and passionate problem-solvers who want to make a real impact. We celebrate internal growth open communication and creative ownership in a One Team environment. Here individual growth fuels collective success — and everyone has a voice in shaping what we build next.
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