About us

Through software engineering, product design and data science, we help businesses to succeed by cultivating a culture of learning, growth and innovation.

The YLD story

Since day one, YLD has been focused on driving open-source technology by creating platforms and services that enable innovation.
2023

Explore evolving opportunities

We continuously embrace the latest in technology, expanding our expertise in GenAI and more.
2019

Sponsorship diversification

YLD became the first-ever principal partner of Reading FC Women’s team that aligned with our goal to support gender diversity in STEM.
2019

Merger with Make Us Proud

YLD fused with digital product design agency “Make Us Proud” to push the boundaries of product and software engineering to new heights.
2017

Fostering growth & innovation

YLD hosted its first YLD Innovate workshop that brought together leading industry minds to learn and grow together.
2016

Community

Community has always been at the heart of what we do. YLD has been actively engaged in numerous engineering and design communities.
2013

The start of our journey

YLD emerged as a pioneering consultancy, with a dedicated focus on open-source technologies like Node and React.

We’ve helped clients across countless disciplines

YLD in numbers

YLD has had a transformative impact, revolutionising the way businesses approach digital transformation and accelerating their journey towards unparalleled success.
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Our clients

We’ve helped clients across countless industries

YLD culture

We work, learn, grow, and have fun together!
2024

Pride Run

We had an amazing time participating in the 10K Pride Run in Victoria Park, London, especially cheering on our YLD colleagues!
2024

Easter celebration

Our Porto team got together for an Easter egg hunt, with some sweet prizes for the winners!
2019

YLD Engineering & Design Summit

We invited our entire team to spend a weekend in Leiria, Portugal, to share their experiences and explore new technologies.
2019

Madrid offsite

Our team met in Madrid for our annual offsite, which was filled with many fun moments.
2018

Ibiza offsite

Our Ibiza get-together was a memorable and fun event.
2022

Málaga offsite

For our annual offsite, we gathered our team in sunny Málaga to build stronger relationships while having fun.
2023

Celebrating Chinese New Year

Our vibrant Lisbon office welcomed our team to celebrate Chinese New Year with some delicious traditional food.
2023

Soho House festival

Our team and clients had a wonderful time at the Soho House Festival.
2023

Celebrating French culture

Our London team gathered for a French-inspired lunch.
2023

YLD's 10th anniversary

Our team got together in beautiful Madeira to celebrate our company’s 10th Anniversary.

YLD values

Behind everything we do, our values guide the way we work with our clients and as a team.
Growing every day
We constantly challenge and develop our minds, both through day-to-day shared experiences and through professional development. We never stop learning and growing.
Including everyone
Diversity and fairness matter to us, and we go out of our way to ensure everyone has a voice. We don't do hierarchy or rank. Everyone matters.
Winning together
We do what's right for our clients' projects. We're honest about what's needed, and we do thorough, considered, and sustainable work. Our clients know we're not there forever, only for as long as they need us. We take pride in our clients' success. When they win, so do we.
Relationships built on honesty and ethics
We build long-lasting and meaningful connections with our team, community, or clients, and society as a whole. We believe in collaboration, trust, sincerity and giving back.
Inspiring solutions
We love to innovate. We embrace the opportunity to creatively solve difficult problems with our team and clients. We're curious, adaptable, and we don't give up.