At Yardzen, we believe people are at their best when they’re outside.
Our mission is simple: help people envision the outdoor spaces of their dreams, entirely online, and connect them with trusted local contractors to bring those designs to life. Since our launch in 2018, we’ve empowered thousands of homeowners to transform their outdoor spaces, make sustainable choices, enhance property value, and enjoy life outdoors.
We’re transforming the $200 billion outdoor renovation industry with AI, data, and technology—offering a modern, seamless, and transparent design-build experience. Recognized as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company and named to Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work, our work has been featured in Architectural Digest, The New York Times, Sunset Magazine, House Beautiful, The Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. And we’re just getting started.
Yardzen is hiring an Innovation Engineer to push the boundaries of what's possible at the intersection of software, AI, and user experience. This is a high-impact role for a bold, entrepreneurial engineer who thrives on solving complex challenges, building innovative tools, and exploring new technologies to drive business results. You'll combine strong product-minded engineering skills with a passion for emerging tech—especially AI—to shape our product experience and internal workflows.
While this role requires technical fluency across the stack, we’re especially excited about engineers with a deep empathy for users and a sharp eye for product design and front-end experience.
This is both a builder and a strategic thought partner role. You’ll contribute production-ready code, prototype new features, and lead initiatives that bring scalable, AI-enhanced experiences to life for our clients and teams. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, Engineering, and business leaders to identify high-leverage opportunities and turn them into real, usable solutions.
$150,000 - $180,000 a year
The posted salary range reflects the target range for this role and is based on factors such as location, experience, and skills. Final compensation may vary depending on individual qualifications and geographic market.At Yardzen, we’re committed to creating a space where our employees can bring their full selves to work and have equal opportunities to succeed. We are looking for people that will add to our culture, not just fit in. So regardless of race, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, origin, ability, age, or veteran status, if joining this mission speaks to you, we encourage you to apply!
If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the application or the recruiting process, please contact us at [email protected].
Yardzen is registered as an employer in many, but not all, states. If you are not located in a state where Yardzen is registered, you will not be eligible for employment.
