Remote Remote (Global) USD 163,000 – 204,000 / year

Yext is hiring a Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain core infrastructure systems that support a high-performance SaaS platform, prioritizing security, reliability, and developer usability
  • Work closely with Product Engineering, SRE, and Security teams to lead infrastructure initiatives from planning to deployment
  • Assess current systems and implement architectural enhancements to improve scalability and operational effectiveness
  • Develop and manage infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform, Pulumi, or equivalent
  • Apply configuration management solutions such as Ansible, Chef, or similar to standardize and automate environment setups
  • Support and enhance containerized environments and orchestration platforms including Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, or Nomad
  • Advance system observability by improving monitoring, logging, alerting, and code instrumentation practices
  • Create and maintain documentation for system architecture, platform standards, and operational procedures, and train developers on their use
  • Provide technical mentorship to less experienced engineers, fostering a culture of ownership and continuous improvement
  • Participate in on-call duties to ensure the stability, availability, and performance of production systems

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with flexibility for remote and office-based work

Team

Part of the infrastructure team supporting a large-scale SaaS platform through engineering excellence and automation

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
  • 8+ years of experience in systems engineering, infrastructure, or platform roles
  • Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi
  • Strong background in configuration management using Ansible, Chef, or similar tools
  • Deep knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps best practices
  • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems
  • Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating across technical teams
  • Security-conscious mindset with experience implementing secure infrastructure at scale

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with large-scale SaaS environments
  • Contributions to open-source infrastructure projects
  • Knowledge of service mesh technologies such as Istio or Linkerd
  • Experience with performance tuning and capacity planning
  • Exposure to multi-region or hybrid cloud deployments

Visa sponsorship may be available for qualified candidates

About company
Yext

Yext is the Enterprise Agentic Marketing Platform that helps brands manage their digital presence and visibility across AI, search, and digital channels. The platform provides tools to organize verified data, monitor brand accuracy in AI, and distribute content in real time.

Yext’s Knowledge Graph serves as a trusted source of truth for brand information, ensuring that AI models and search engines cite accurate details about a business. The platform enables brands to create and syndicate content across listings, social platforms, review sites, and more, without relying on aggregators.

With Scout, Yext offers AI search and competitive intelligence to track visibility and competitor performance. The platform supports enterprise brands in financial services, healthcare, retail, food, and hospitality, helping them win in the agentic era by combining structured data, distribution reach, and performance intelligence.

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