Part of the WTIA’s mission is to grow a strong and sustainable workforce, which means we’re passionate about keeping local talent plugged into our state’s technology industry. In addition to our job board, we’ll be keeping you connected to Washington’s job market with the latest in local hiring news with our Who’s Hiring blog series. We’ll also include links to job postings from WTIA member companies.

Concur, Microsoft and Zillow are among Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | Dec. 5

https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2017/12/05/glassdoor-best-places-to-work-seattle.html

“Concur, Microsoft and Zillow are among seven Seattle-area companies ranked by Glassdoor as the best places to work in 2018. Glassdoor’s ranking is based on employee reviews submitted over the past 12 months. Employees anonymously rate their employers on a five-point scale. Glassdoor then reviews and averages the ratings to come up with its ranking. Seattle-area companies ranked throughout Glassdoor’s list the best places to work in 2018 among U.S. companies: Concur (No. 34), Microsoft Corp. (No. 39), Zillow (No. 57), REI (No. 61), Slalom (No. 74), T-Mobile (No. 79), and Starbucks Corp. (No. 96).”

Latest local job postings from Concur, Microsoft Corp, and Zillow

MTorres aims to take carbon-fiber technology for jets to the next level

The Seattle Times| Dominic Gates | Dec. 5

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/mtorres-aims-to-take-carbon-fiber-technology-for-jets-to-the-next-level/

“Spanish engineering company MTorres arrived in the Pacific Northwest two years ago to compete for a bigger share of the vast American aerospace market for advanced, automated manufacturing equipment. It’ll have a grand opening next week of a big new facility in Everett where it develops innovative technology for nearby Boeing and other customers. For example, it produced the robotic manufacturing cells inside Boeing’s newest “spar shop” in Everett that drill and fasten stiffeners and rib posts to the long spars for the 777X wings, the largest ever on a commercial jet. But MTorres is looking much further down the runway with its ideas.”

Code.org raises $12M from Gates Foundation, Infosys, PwC to expand computer science education

Geekwire| Taylor Soper | Dec. 4

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/code-org-raises-12m-gates-foundation-infosys-pwc-expand-computer-science-education/

“Code.org just raised another $12 million to help students around the world learn about computer science. The Seattle-based non-profit on Monday announced the new funding, which comes from The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Infosys Foundation USA — both previous backers — as well as PricewaterhouseCoopers. Since launching in 2013, Code.org has reached 10 percent of all students worldwide with its annual Hour of Code campaign and provides computer science K-12 curriculum for large school districts across the U.S. The organization has raised $80 million to date from big-name donors like Microsoft, Facebook, and the Gates Foundation.”

Latest local job postings from Code.org

Inside Hulu’s Seattle office: A rapidly growing workforce building a cadre of new apps

Geekwire| Nat Levy | Nov. 25

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/inside-hulus-seattle-office-rapidly-growing-workforce-building-cadre-new-apps/

“For much of Seattle’s tech workforce, a Friday at 2 p.m. is when things start to wind down, but not at Hulu. On a recent visit, a rotating cast of Hulugans — the company’s name for its employees — were staffing a conference room dubbed the War Room, flanked by screens tracking social media and site usage. Hulu had just released its updated interface and live TV service on the Roku box and wanted to make sure everything went off without a hitch. ‘We gather for 24-hour shifts to keep tabs on usage, issues that arise from viewer experience or that we see popping up on the Hulu subreddit, and we staff it until we are ready declare all clear and resume normal business operations,’ Richard Irving, Hulu vice president of product, told GeekWire during a tour of the company’s growing Seattle office.”

Oculus has big plans to expand in the greater Seattle area

TechCrunch| Taylor Hatmaker | Nov. 20

https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/20/oculus-redmond-seattle-expansion-research/

“As Amazon looks to stamp its footprint beyond the Seattle area, Oculus is making further inroads into the Pacific Northwest’s major tech hub. As reported by Seattle-based tech site GeekWire, local real estate sources say that the Facebook-owned virtual reality company is in the market for a 200,000-square-foot R&D space in nearby Redmond, which already houses some Oculus research efforts. Multiple real estate sources also suggested that Oculus is eyeing a 500,000- to 1 million-square-foot space for an additional Seattle area office.”

Tech Moves: TraceMe grows executive team with new additions from Hulu, Pioneer Square Labs and more

Geekwire| Clare Mcgrane | Nov. 20

https://www.geekwire.com/2017/traceme-grows-executive-team-new-additions-hulu-pioneer-square-labs/

“TraceMe may still be a young startup, but the company is making strides in building out its team and attracting executives from Seattle and beyond. The company — a platform that connects “superfans” to celebrities and founded by Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson — announced three new additions to its leadership team Monday, following a $9 million seed round in September. One new executive will be a familiar face to many in the Seattle tech community: Hulu and Microsoft veteran Duoc Nguyen, who joins the company as its vice president of engineering.”

Latest local job postings from TraceMe