Senior Software Engineer

We’re excited to share that Yext has recently joined forces with Hearsay Systems, forming a unified organization that is stronger than ever. This strategic acquisition enhances our ability to deliver world-class solutions by combining industry-leading digital presence management with compliant engagement solutions across social media, text, and voice. As we begin this exciting new chapter together, we’re looking for passionate, driven individuals to help us integrate and continue to innovate in our shared mission.

This role will be part of the Hearsay team, now an integral part of Yext.

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 speak and write in English and Hungarian fluently and idiomatically