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.

 

Investment Data Provider PitchBook Raises $10M at $160M Valuation

GeekWire | Taylor Soper | Jan. 27

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/investment-data-provider-pitchbook-raises-10m-160m-valuation/

“PitchBook, a Seattle-based startup that conducts research about investments, is raising an investment of its own. The 9-year-old company today announced $10 million in financing from existing investor Morningstar Inc., bringing total funding up to $14.25 million…The company now employs 500 — 121 of which came on board last year — and plans to use the fresh funding to hire more than 100 employees in 2016. It moved into a new Seattle headquarters this past September and has offices in New York City and London.”

Latest job postings from PitchBook

 

Where STEM Lay Down Roots: The 2016 Tech Workers Heat-Map

Builder | Staff | Jan. 26

http://www.builderonline.com/newsletter/10-us-metros-best-and-worst-for-stem-professionals-in-2016_c

“STEM talents are in great demand nowadays, and that trend shows no sign to cease. Studies show that STEM professions–those in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics field– will keep driving the U.S. economy upward. And STEM professions will expand 1.7 times faster than non-STEM occupations between 2010 and 2020, according to estimates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics…Ten best metros for STEM workers are: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, Calif., Austin-Round Rock, Texas, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash., Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, Colo., Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, Minn.-Wis., Boston-Cambridge-Newton, Mass.-N.H., Madison, Wis., Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Columbus, Ohio.”

 

US Tech Pros Got A Hefty Raise Last Year

CNET | Steven Musil | Jan. 26

http://www.cnet.com/news/us-tech-pros-got-a-hefty-raise-last-year/

“The average annual salary for those employed in the technology industry rose last year to $96,370, up 7.7 percent over 2014 and the biggest annual increase ever, according to a survey released Tuesday by Dice, a tech job site. Employees could also expect bigger bonuses and had a greater chance of taking home a six-figure salary…The wage increases suggest a healthy job market in which attracting and retaining valuable employees have become increasingly important to companies…Tech workers in seven metropolitan areas also reached a milestone, with their average salary breaking the $100,000 mark for the first time in the survey’s decade-long history. Newcomers joining top spot Silicon Valley on the six-figure list included the usual suspects of tech hubs. New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Seattle, Baltimore-D.C., and Portland, Oregon, were accompanied by Minneapolis, not traditionally considered a tech city, Dice noted.”

Check out the 2015-2016 Dice Salary Survey

 

Moz Raises $10 Million in Funding Round

Seattle Times | Rachel Lerman | Jan. 26

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/moz-raises-10-million-in-funding-round/

“Moz, a Seattle marketing-software company, has inked another round of funding, bringing its total financing to $29.1 million in its 13th year. The company, formerly known as SEOmoz, announced Tuesday that it had raised a $10 million series C financing round entirely from an existing investor, Foundry Group…Moz has about 200 employees and plans to continue hiring this year, including a vice president of core technology.”

Latest job postings from Moz

 

Who’s Hiring: Microsoft Posts 500 Puget Sound Jobs in One Week

Puget Sound Business Journal | Becky Monk & Emily Parkhurst | Jan. 25

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2016/01/who-s-hiring-microsoft-posts-500-puget-sound-jobs.html

“Microsoft’s change to its consulting policy could put thousands of tech workers out into the hiring pool. That could be a big win for the region’s consulting companies who have the opportunity to scoop up workers that might have previously worked as independent Microsoft consultants…The company is looking for a director of product marketing for the company’s data platform marketing team, for example. The Redmond company also is looking for a senior software engineer to work on security for the company’s fast-growing Azure cloud business.”

Latest job postings from Microsoft