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, every Wednesday we’ll be keeping you connected to Washington’s job market with the latest in local hiring news.

 

$8M Funding Round Fruitful for Lunch-Delivery Startup Peach

Seattle Times | Matt Day | Aug 18
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/8m-funding-round-fruitful-for-lunch-delivery-startup-peach/

“Lunch-delivery startup Peach has raised $8 million in funding from investors, including Seattle’s Madrona Venture Group and Vulcan Capital. Seattle-based Peach plans to use the money in part to expand to Boston and, later, to Washington, D.C., said Chief Executive Nishant Singh. The company is also seeking a chief operating officer to help pilot the expansion…Peach employs 25 people and plans to grow to about 45 after hiring more developers and sales staff.”

Latest local job postings for Peach

 

Tech Spotlight: Auth0 Provides the First Line of Cyber Defense

Seattle Times | Staff | Aug 16
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/tech-spotlight-auth0-provides-the-first-line-of-cyber-defense/

“Auth0 has 42 employees, though [CEO Jon] Gelsey said that number ‘changes literally every day.’ The company is hiring ‘aggressively’ in most departments, but especially in its sales, marketing and engineering departments. Gelsey said its head count will top 100 in the next year.”

Latest local job postings for Auth0

 

Tax-Automation Giant Avalara Moves Headquarters from Bainbridge Island to Seattle

Puget Sound Business Journal | Marc Stiles | Aug 13
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/08/tax-automation-giant-avalara-moves-headquarters.html

“Avalara said on Facebook Tuesday that it’s moving its headquarters from Bainbridge Island, where the company was founded 11 years ago. In the post, the fast-growing company called the decision ‘exciting yet bittersweet.’ To sustain the growth and the company’s ‘close-knit culture,’ Avalara needs far larger facilities than are available on the island, ‘not to mention better access to the deeper workforce in the Puget Sound region,’ the post says.”

Latest Job Postings for Avalara

 

Geekwork Picks: Fast-Growing Offerup Community Marketplace Seeks Software Engineer

GeekWire | Mariel Frank | Aug 13
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/geekwork-picks-fast-growing-offerup-community-marketplace-seeks-software-engineer/

“OfferUp, a startup that provides an alternative marketplace to Craigslist, continues to expand, sparking fundraising rumors and speculation that it will soon join the elite club of ‘unicorns’ in the Seattle region, companies valued at more than $1 billion.”

See latest jobs postings at OfferUp other local job postings at GeekWork

 

2015 Washington’s Best Workplaces Winners Revealed

Puget Sound Business Journal | Becky Monk | Aug 13
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/08/2015washingtons-best-workplaces-winners-revealed.html

“The 80 finalist companies— their employees and managers — that scored highest in their company size category were celebrated at Safeco Field on Aug. 13. The Puget Sound Business Journal then revealed the top three scoring companies in each company size category.”

 

Mitsubishi Aircraft Opens Seattle Office With 150 Engineers to Study Test Flight Data

GeekWire | Jacob Demmitt | Aug 11
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/mitsubishi-aircraft-opens-seattle-office-with-150-engineers-to-study-test-flight-data/

“Mitsubishi Aircraft, which is an arm of the famous Japanese automaker, will employ about 150 engineers who will help analyze test flight data for the new Mitsubishi Regional Jet, or MRJ. The new jet model will be tested in Moses Lake, Wash. beginning next year before reaching commercial airlines. All that data will then make its way to Seattle.”