Company Description

We’ve all had a recruiting experience that stands out, either because it was magical or ‘oh so horrible.’ 

The technology that recruiting teams use to find, connect with, and advance talent often shapes a candidate’s experience. Yello’s software enables employers to recruit effectively and efficiently. If it excites you to be a part of a team that helps some of the world’s largest brands connect with their talent, then come grow your career with Yello. 

Founded in 2008, Yello is a venture-backed talent acquisition software company that empowers Fortune 500 and fast-growing enterprise companies to  find the best talent for their organizations. Our solutions helps recruiters love their work — and helps people early in their careers find their dream job. 

~We believe in bringing our authentic selves to work. 
~We are hungry to learn and are forever curious.
~We do what’s right for our customers, leading with our expertise.
~We are proactive.
~And last but not least, we strive to start with empathy in all of our interactions.

About The Role

The Director, Engineering is passionate about building complex, secure and high-quality software. This role will work effectively across multiple disciplines, possess an open and collaborative work style and can translate business objectives into functional and nonfunctional requirements

How You'll Make An Impact

• Work effectively with product managers, development teams,  and senior management to allocate development resources, while balancing current client needs with the long-term product roadmap
• Take responsibility for the overall planning, execution and success of complex technical projects related web development, data analytics, third-party integrations and back-end services
• Implement processes and metrics to ensure the software development teams are efficient, and track progress to goals
• Investigate and resolve software quality issues

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
• 8+ years professional web platform development experience and 5+ years of experience managing software developers and engineering managers
• Must possess the ability to effectively manage upwards by instilling confidence in executive leadership and communicating the appropriate information at the right time
• Must have experience in planning, architecting and delivering mission-critical enterprise-grade systems and solutions
• Expert skill level in one or more object oriented programming languages; Ruby is strongly preferred
• Practical experience working with both monolithic apps and those built on service-oriented architectures, and an appreciation of the relative merits of each (Experience supporting a migration from one to the other is a major plus.)
• Working knowledge of incident management methodologies
• Must be detail oriented and have the ability to complete long-term projects, and prioritize competing or conflicting requests
• Familiar with AWS and reference architectures for web applications
• Demonstrate knowledge of information security and its role in web applications
• This role frequently communicates/interacts with individuals, must have strong written and oral communication skills

Additional Information

• Yello is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
• Candidates local to Chicago are preferred.
• You must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be able to sit or stand for continuous periods of time.
• This role frequently communicates/interacts with individuals, must have strong written and oral communication skills.
• Yello reserves the right to assign or reassign the responsibilities and requirements to this job at any time.