Software Engineering Intern

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®!

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.

What are you looking for in your next company? An open, friendly culture? Smart application of an excellent tech stack? Real diversity? Rock-solid products? If these matter to you, we have some great things to talk about!

Hearsay Systems is looking for a talented intern in Software Engineering to join our ever-growing Budapest Engineering Team! We have an ambitious growth plan that still ensures individual development in small teams.

As an Intern, you'll have the unique opportunity to join a rockstar team (contracted via student association) and help to develop a leading tech stack in order to empower a market-leading solution, in a micro-service-oriented development framework whose infrastructure is hosted on AWS. The role is well suited for eager candidates willing to learn through close mentorship. The mentors will support the Interns, teaching and coaching them and do everything to improve their knowledge to be successful.

Empower your studies with real work experience in an enterprise environment!

About Hearsay Systems

Founded in 2009, Hearsay Systems is the global leader in digital client engagement for financial services, trusted by leading financial firms including BlackRock, Charles Schwab, and New York Life. Our platform empowers over 260,000 advisors and agents to compliantly scale personalized customer engagements across social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram), websites, text, and voice. 

In August 2024, Yext (NYSE: YEXT) completed its acquisition of Hearsay Systems--combining its industry-leading digital presence management platform with Hearsay Systems’ compliant engagement solutions across social media, websites, text, and voice. Now, brands will be empowered to manage all digital channels and touchpoints throughout the customer journey—from one single platform.

With globally distributed teams in North America, Europe and Asia, we are a tight-knit, dedicated team that passionately believes in our products, people, and culture.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate with various engineers to execute a diverse range of engineering challenges that touch every aspect of Hearsay products
• Learning, writing, and debugging code and troubleshooting software issues 
• Working closely with senior team members to improve the product’s functionality
• Be directly responsible for support handling within the team
• Share your thoughts on product features or literally anything across the team
• Interact and communicate with the cross-functional teams at Hearsay, including Sales, Engineering, Marketing, Product Management

What You Have

• Curious and motivated learner - rising juniors and senior undergraduates are welcome.
• Knowledge of any OOP language like Python, C#, Java or Kotlin (at Hearsay you’ll work with Python and Kotlin!).
• Coursework or some experience with data structures and algorithms. It's a bonus if you’ve taken a course on distributed systems.
• Practical knowledge of Python / Javascript or any other scripting languages. Familiarity with utilizing modern version control systems such as Git.
• Curiosity and being excited to solve open-ended challenges and find innovative solutions to challenging problems (Cloud, AWS, Azure etc.).
• Solid understanding of relational databases (tables, queries, data types, indices).
• Ability to learn new technologies and frameworks quickly.
• Work at least 20-30 hours/week on average with flexibility to match your studies.
• Active student status and willingness to work through school association for at least a year.
• You are concise and articulate in your speech and writing.
• Ability to speak and write in English and Hungarian fluently and idiomatically

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.