Rue Säynätkari has extensive experience in technology and recruitment, currently serving as a Senior Advisor and Head of Technical Recruitment at Reaktor since August 2012. Key responsibilities include competence and offering development, talent growth, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, and overseeing recruitment processes. Previously, Rue held roles as Managing Consultant, focusing on executive software production, and Senior Systems Architect, specializing in distributed systems and teams. Prior experience includes serving as a Senior Research Engineer at AT&T Interactive, working on HTTP/REST protocols and mobile search relevance, and as a Software Developer at Engine Yard Inc., contributing to Ruby implementations. Early career involved freelance web and Ruby development from August 2005 to December 2007. Educational background includes studies at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Helsinki.