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.

 

Bellevue Software Company Pyramid Analytics Raises $30M to Take on Tableau

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | Oct. 20
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/10/bellevue-software-company-pyramid-analytics-raises.html

“Bellevue software company Pyramid Analytics raised $30 million in its latest funding round – a big boost for a startup with plans to take on big data juggernaut Tableau Software…Pyramid is headquartered in the Netherlands, but runs its North American operations out of Bellevue…Pyramid will use the funding to expand its workforce, deepen partnerships with companies including Microsoft and grow its platform, which allows businesses to analyze data presented visually with charts and dashboards.”

Latest Job Postings for Pyramid Analytics

 

Exclusive: Snapchat Has a Secret Seattle Outpost — and You’ll Never Guess How We Found It

GeekWire | Jacob Demmitt | Oct. 19
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/exclusive-snapchat-has-a-secret-seattle-outpost-and-youll-never-guess-how-we-found-it/

“A small team of Snapchat engineers has been working behind a locked door and fogged glass inside a Seattle co-working space for weeks — and no one had a clue, until now… From what GeekWire was able to gather, Snapchat does have more permanent plans for the Seattle area, but the company decided to set up shop inside the SURF Incubator while it figured everything out…LinkedIn indicates Snapchat has recently hired about a dozen people in Seattle. Those workers are mostly software engineers, but there’s also a director of broadcast, product solution manager and a technical lead. The office we saw didn’t have room for more than a handful of people, and LinkedIn can really only be used for rough headcount estimates. So it’s still unclear the exact size of Snapchat’s local presence.”

 

Software Developer Skills for The Future’s Dream Programmer

TechTarget | Valerie Silverthrone | Oct. 16
http://searchsoftwarequality.techtarget.com/news/4500255667/Software-developer-skills-for-the-futures-dream-programmer

“He or she is a coder, a tester and a marketing whiz — and has the strength of 10. Meet the dream developer of the near future and what nearly every employer is looking for today. We’re only sort of kidding about the strength of 10. The rise of interest in this “dream developer” comes at a time when there is a severe, worldwide shortage of software developers. Is there really a shortage of people, or is it of software developer skills? Perhaps it’s both.”

 

Tech Companies Pledge to Bring ‘Girls Who Code’ into the Fold

Bizwomen | The Business Journals Staff | Oct. 15
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2015/10/tech-companies-pledge-to-bring-girls-who-code-into.html

“Girls Who Code has launched a ‘Hire Me’ campaign for women who go through the program to get into the talent pipeline. More than 20 tech companies have pledged to share paid internships and other opportunities with Girls Who Code alumni. The companies include Twitter, Adobe, Facebook, Kate Space & Co. and Goldman Sachs. AT&T also contributed $2 million toward building the Girls Who Code Alumni Network.”

For more information on Seattle Girls Who Code programs, click here

 

Niantic Raises $20M from Google, Pokémon Company, and Nintendo

Tech Crunch | Drew Olanoff | Oct. 15
http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/15/gotta-raise-them-all/

“The company is announcing a $20M Series A round of funding with investments from Pokémon Company Group, Google and Nintendo. It could see $10M more if it hits certain agreed-upon (and sadly undisclosed) milestones. Pokémon GO isn’t out yet, so the undisclosed “milestones” tied to the remaining $10M in funding may have something to do with actually launching and whether it’s a hit once it does…We are about 35 people and we are hiring in SF, Seattle, and LA.”

Latest Job Postings at Niantic