Simon Yates

Community Advocate, Accessible Design

Simon Yates is a seasoned technology professional with extensive experience across various roles in software engineering and product management. Currently serving as a Senior Staff Engineer at HelloFresh since September 2023, Simon also contributes as a Community Advocate for Accessible Design with Figma, fostering better accessibility in digital experiences through workshops and meetups. Prior roles include Technical Lead at TrueNorth from March 2021 to April 2023, and Product Manager/Lead Software Engineer at RBC from July 2018 to March 2021, where Simon successfully influenced a major product change. As a co-founder and CTO of Whiip, Simon focused on enabling employee collaboration, while previously founding Sybaris, a boutique web development agency. Additional experience includes positions as Senior Software Architect at Uncharted Software, Software Engineer at Mayo Clinic and Genworth Canada, and founder of Jobteria.com.

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