Overview

Gender

male

Say hello to Adam Hyder, our technology mastermind. Adam's forte is building and leading world-class engineering teams for everything from Fortune 500 companies to successful startups.

What's the best career advice you've ever received?
I think the best career advice I ever had was: You're a product. You need to make sure that anybody who hires you is getting the right value for the price they pay. I have taken that advice with me throughout my career and it's served me well.

Why did you join Jobvite?
I really saw the convergence of social networking and recruiting as a green-field opportunity to catapult technological innovation. I think Jobvite is positioned to turn the recruiting industry on its head because of what our products are capable of doing today — and tomorrow.

Do you have any hobbies or special interests?
I am a tinkerer. I love opening gadgets, taking them apart and putting them back together. I like knowing how things work.

What's your favorite holiday? Why?
I like winter holidays. You get enough time to be with friends and family, reflect on the passing year and plan for the year ahead.

Experience

Yahoo's Advertising Management Platform — Senior Director of Engineering
Yahoo HotJobs — CTO and Director of Engineering
OneBuild — Co-founder, CEO and CTO
Education

MBA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MA&E Stanford, M.S. in Computer Science, India.