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.

 

SpaceX’s Gwynne Shotwell Signals Go-Slow Approach for Seattle Satellite Plan

GeekWire | Alan Boyle | Oct 27
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/spacexs-gwynne-shotwell-signals-go-slow-approach-for-seattle-satellite-operation/

“The office that SpaceX opened in Redmond this year is expected to play a lead role in developing the satellites for the Internet constellation, and all indications are that the work is continuing. In fact, the company is advertising for 45 open positions in the Seattle area, including an internship for the fall of 2016. But based on Shotwell’s comments, it might take longer for the Seattle employment figures to rise to the 1,000 mark that some expected back in January.”

Latest Local Job Postings at SpaceX

 

Seattle Roundup: Outreach, Salesforce, Remitly, Pyramid, & More

Xconomy | Benjamin Romano | Oct 27
http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2015/10/27/seattle-roundup-outreach-salesforce-remitly-pyramid-more/

“Outreach, a Seattle startup making software to help sales teams communicate, has raised $9.2 million. The Series A funding round was led by Mayfield. MHS Capital and Floodgate, which invested in Outreach’s $2.4 million seed round, also participated. Led by co-founder and CEO Manuel Medina, Outreach is building software meant to make sales calls and e-mails faster and more efficient, track responses, and automate tasks such as sales record updating. The funding will support continued technology development and hiring in engineering, sales, marketing, and business development, the company said.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Outreach

 

Salesforce Set to Triple Office with Big Bellevue Lease, Room for 500 Employees

Puget Sound Business Journal | Ashley Stewart | Oct 26
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/10/salesforce-set-to-triple-office-with-big-bellevue.html

“Salesforce won’t say how many employees it has in the Puget Sound region, but the 75,000-square-foot office space has room for 500 people based on the industry standard of 150 feet per employee. The company reported 16,000 total employees earlier this year. ‘Seattle is home to a lot of amazing talent and a lot of amazing resources, especially around cloud computing,’ Gary Flake, chief technology officer of Salesforce, said. ‘We knew we’d be very well-positioned here.’”

Latest Local Job Postings at Salesforce

 

Job Postings Reveal Amazon Plans to Take Worldwide Delivery, Transportation into Its Own Hands

Puget Sound Business Journal | Jeanine Stewart | Oct 26
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/10/job-postings-reveal-amazon-plans-to-take-worldwide.html?ana=e_tf&s=newsletter&ed=2015-10-26&u=ilbLUrKrU2%2FjjJJmX4zKbA08463807&t=1446032760

“Amazon.com is in the midst of putting together a team to take delivery matters into its own hands, and the plan isn’t limited to big U.S. cities. Amazon plans to do this worldwide. On Monday, the company posted a job opening for a “ Senior Manager of Amazon Global Fulfillment Delivery Experience” on LinkedIn and its own jobs portal. It also advertised for that job in a post on Oct. 5, as well as for a senior manager of transportation and other positions under the division this month.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Amazon

 

Simply Measured Found Right Niche At the Right Time

Seattle Times | Staff | Oct 24
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/simply-measured-found-right-niche-at-the-right-time/

“Simply Measured has grown so quickly that it is now in its fourth office space since launching about five years ago. The company has about 150 employees and is still hiring. It has raised $29 million in investment dollars and hosted its first industry conference last week.”

Latest Local Job Postings at Simply Measured

 

Recruiters Flock to UW Computer Science Job Day

Seattle Times | Rachel Lerman | Oct 22
http://www.seattletimes.com/business/technology/recruiters-flock-to-uw-computer-science-job-day-3/

“The event is a twice-annual recruiting day held by the Department of Computer Science & Engineering. This fall, 59 companies set up swanky booths manned with teams of recruiters to try to catch the attention of potential hires. Bader Tayeb, a 20-year-old sophomore in the computer science department, said he had always thought he would need to go out and search for jobs. But it’s proved to be a bit different than he imagined. ‘I feel like the companies are coming to us. I feel like we are in demand,’ he said. ‘People keep saying, ‘Since you’re in this major, you’re probably set for life.’’”

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