Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join Yext, a leading digital presence platform, and become a Senior Software Engineer on the Hearsay Web Platform Team. This high-impact role involves leading the development and execution of the Design System, rebuilding and evolving it to meet the needs of product and engineering teams. You will collaborate with designers and engineers, build accessible and performant components, define best practices, and standardize the build and release pipeline. The position requires strong communication, collaboration, and the ability to work in a remote environment. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing company and make a significant impact on the design and development of a key platform.

Requirements

• 4+ years experience building front-end systems using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Svelte)
• Deep expertise in component architecture and bundling strategies (Webpack, Rollup, Parcel)
• Willingness to take on large-scale frontend infrastructure initiatives with the help of your peers
• Strong communicator and cross-functional collaborator
• Proactive, self-directed, and comfortable working in ambiguity

Responsibilities

• Drive the end-to-end engineering efforts of the Design System
• Collaborate closely with design to align on UI patterns, accessibility standards, and component behavior
• Lead the rewriting of foundational components to match the design kit
• Define best practices when developing in or with the Design System
• Standardize and modernize the build and release pipeline
• Write and maintain clear, accessible documentation and changelogs to improve adoption and easy migration
• Participate in roadmap planning to prioritize work
• Help write, refine, and manage tickets for upcoming features and improvements
• Triage incoming bugs and feature requests, determine priority and scope, and communicate timelines
• Share your opinions on architectural and implementation choices
• Work closely with other engineers to mentor, review code, and share knowledge around frontend best practices and design system usage