Starbucks has 1,000 tech workers and plans to add another 100

Puget Sound Business Journal | Rachel Nielsen | April 22

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/04/starbucks-has-1-000-tech-workers-and-plans-to-add.html

“The company already has about 1,000 tech employees, most of them in Starbucks’ Seattle headquarters. Starbucks has been bulking up its technology team as more and more people use the company’s mobile order and pay system. Despite being a retailer, Starbucks ranks as one of the largest technology employers in the region.”

App of the Year: 5 mobile standouts compete in the GeekWire Awards (And they’re hiring.)

Geekwire.com | Todd Bishop | April 22

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/vote-for-app-of-the-year-5-mobile-standouts-compete-in-geekwire-awards/

“The competition is steep. Our finalists include breakthrough apps and novel concepts from some of the region’s top entrepreneurial minds, as well as new and innovative apps from corporate giants.”

Candidates who are hiring include:

• OfferUp.com is Hiring Nine Engineers
• Starbucks “up to 100 engineers” (as seen above.)
• Spare5

Intel plans to cut 350 jobs in DuPont; Bellevue layoffs expected

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | April 25

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/04/intel-plans-to-cut-350-jobs-in-dupont-bellevue.html

“Intel has around 1,000 employees in the Seattle area, down from nearly 2,800 several years ago. The company did not provide a timeline for the layoffs in Washington state. The DuPont research and development facility will cease operations.”

Code.org lands $23M as U.S. business leaders implore Congress to fund computer science education

Geekwire.com | Monica Nickelsburg | April 26

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/code-org-lands-23m-as-u-s-business-leaders-call-on-congress-to-fund-computer-science-education/

Code.org, the non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, has secured $23 million in donations from Microsoft, Infosys, Google, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and several others. Seattle-based Code.org will use the funds to continue its pledge to train 25,000 public school teachers in computer science each year, according to CEO and co-founder Hadi Partovi.”

Remitly raises $38.5M to expand mobile money transfer service

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | April 26

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/04/remitly-raises-38-5m-to-expand-mobile-money.html

“Remitly customers now transfer more than $1 billion annually.

“The capital will help Remitly expand to reach more customers around the world. The company already allows customers to send money from the U.S. to India, Mexico and the Philippines. As of Tuesday’s announcement, Remitly customers will be able to send money from Canada – home to more than 7.4 million immigrants – to India and the Philippines.”