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 future employees, 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 - and helps people early in their careers find their dream job.
In July 2021 Yello merged with WayUp, the leading Diversity & Inclusion platform that ensures employers achieve their D&I goals by helping them virtually recruit qualified, diverse early-career candidates. Since 2014, WayUp has worked with employers of all sizes-from Fortune 500s like Clorox and Citi to nonprofits and startups. With over 6M users (71% of whom self-identify as underrepresented minorities), WayUp is known as the go-to platform used by early-career professionals to get hired.
About The Role
The Staff Engineer is sought after for technical guidance across the engineering team. They have a track record of anticipating technical problems that will fall out of major products and designing solutions to overcome those problems. They are deeply knowledgeable in major parts of our technology stack and are the technical owner of large parts of our code base. They have a sustained track record of creating major improvements in large business-critical systems around stability, performance, and scalability.
A Staff Engineer is still acting in a very hands-on role, and as such, they are a prolific contributor to all primary development projects at Yello, as well as architectural design and platform evolution work. When presented with a complex problem, process, or existing system they are consistently able to reduce the complexity in order to get more done with less work, or explain the complexities and break the problem into more manageable deliverables. This ability to manage and simplify complexity is the hallmark of a staff engineer.
How You'll Make An Impact

• Uses a reasoned and methodical approach to solve short term organization wide problems with an eye towards long term vision and goal for the organization
• Helps document and archive context and constraints that go into company wide decisions and directions
• Acts an authority for their focus area and communicates direction company wide
• Approaches problem solving within the context of current company goals as well as future company goals
• Educates the organization on pros and cons of possible decision directions, balancing quick fixes with long term strategy
• Champions decision making across the organization for their focus (Test, UI, Data, SOA, infrastructure, etc. ), working with the entire organization to implement, deploy and support holistic solutions
• Contributes to process improvements, procedure improvements, governance processes across the company
• Works with other departments to break down organizational roadmaps into projects that can be executed concurrently and sequentially in conjunction with company goals
• Works with the Project Manager and technology leadership to establish company delivery timelines and projections
• Helps establish standards and best practices organization wide
• Acts as a stakeholder for company wide technology projects
• Detailed understanding of platforms/architectures/tools used by other departments
• Expert level understanding of all Yello business processes
• Clearly evaluates technologies and tools for Yello by running a technology evaluation process that involves multiple choices and multiple stakeholders across Yello

What We're Looking For

• 6+ years of professional development experience
• A true expert in the programming language(s) of your choice
• Experience solving problems in a fast-paced environment
• A desire to share knowledge and help others on your team grow as well as the ability to mentor younger developers
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Relational database design experience as well as proficiency in SQL (preferably PostgreSQL)
• Experience with RSpec or relevant testing framework
• Full Stack Development (RESTful API development would be considered a plus)
• Familiar with non-relational data stores (Redis, Memcached, Elasticsearch, etc)
• A Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related experience
• Excellent troubleshooting skills
• A "we build it, we run it" development philosophy

Additional Information

• We are open to remote applicants for this position as long as you are based in one of the states we are set up to do business in: AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, PA, TN, TX, VA, and WI.
• As required by Executive Order 14042, Federal contractor employees are required to receive the necessary shots to be fully vaccinated by January 4, 2022 regardless of the employee's duty location or work arrangement (e.g., telework, remote work, etc.), subject to such exceptions as required by law. If selected, you will be required to submit proof of vaccination before starting employment with Yello.
• 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