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.

 

Seattle’s Zonar Systems Opening Big New Engineering Office in Downtown Seattle

GeekWire | Todd Bishop | June 8

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/seattles-zonar-systems-opening-big-new-engineering-office-in-downtown-seattle/

“Zonar is based in south Seattle, but it’s opening a new product engineering and software development office in downtown Seattle, where it plans to employ as many as 100 people. That includes 45 current Zonar employees who are moving to the new office, along with plans for more than 50 new hires.”

Latest Job Postings at Zonar Systems

 

Tableau May Be Looking to More Than Double Puget Sound-Area Footprint

Puget Sound Business Journal | Marc Stiles | June 8

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/06/tableau-may-be-looking-to-more-than-double-puget.html

“Based on past comments by Tableau officials, it’s anticipated that the company will expand in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, where it is headquartered, as well as on the Eastside, where Tableau already employs around 250 people in Kirkland.”

Latest Job Postings at Tableau

 

Amazon Is Hiring a Dream Team to Build Its First PC Game

Business Insider | Julie Bort | June 6

http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-is-building-its-first-pc-game-2015-6

“Amazon has wanted to become a major force in the video game scene for years. And now, it’s hired a dream team of video game developers who are working on ‘an ambitious new PC game project using the latest technology,’ it says. The company revealed this information in a series of recruiting ads on video game site Gamasutra. It’s looking to hire more developers.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Amazon

 

Seattle Tech Leaders Share the Secrets of Landing a Great Dev Job

GeekWire | James Risley | June 4

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/seattle-tech-leaders-share-the-secrets-of-landing-a-great-dev-job/

“A lot of the advice was similar to what you’d hear from any college career center: don’t have typos on your resume; do some research on the company before going into an interview; ask questions during your interview to show your interest in working at the company. But there was also advice geared specifically to developers, and the tech industry. ‘Culture fit’ was a big topic of the night. It’s something that can’t (or at least, shouldn’t) be forced, but can help determine if an applicant will be a good long-term fit for the job.”

 

Tri-Cities Ranks Sixth Best in Nation for STEM Graduates

Tri-City Herald | Annette Cary | June 3

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2015/06/03/3591333/tri-cities-ranks-sixth-best-in.html

“NerdWallet scored 354 metropolitan areas in the United States to come up with the rankings based on communities having ample jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering or math, plus a good wage that would go far. The Tri-Cities has just over 91 STEM jobs for every 1,000 jobs, according to NerdWallet. Employers include Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, the Department of Energy and contractors supporting complex environmental cleanup at the Hanford nuclear reservation.”