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 Job Market Benefits as T-Mobile, AT&T Duke It out for Wireless Customers

Puget Sound Business Journal | Greg Lamm | September 2
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/09/seattle-job-market-benefits-as-t-mobile-at-t-duke.html

“Wireless carrier competition is having a big, positive impact on Washington state’s job market. AT&T announced Wednesday it is hiring 165 people to work in its Bothell call center and retail stores in Washington state. The nation’s No. 1 provider of mobile phone service has openings for 95 call-center workers and 70 sales positions in the company’s 43 Washington retail stores, including its nearly 40 stores in the Seattle area.”

Latest Job Postings at AT&T

 

Seattle Mobile Payments Startup Remitly Plans Big Expansion, Doubles Office Space

Puget Sound Business Journal | Marc Stiles | September 1
http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2015/09/seattle-mobile-payments-startup-remitly-plans-big.html

“Earlier this year, Remitly raised a $12.5 million series B financing round to hire engineers and expand to other countries, and last month the company acquired Seattle mobile messaging startup Talio. More than 50 people work at the Seattle headquarters, and the company plans to hire more than 25 additional employees this year.”

Latest Job Postings at Remitly

 

Kickstarter-Born Startup PebbleBee Is All Grown up Now, Seeking $2M from Outside Investors

GeekWire | Jacob Demmitt | August 31
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/kickstarter-born-startup-pebblebee-is-all-grown-up-now-seeking-2m-from-outside-investors/

“PebbleBee first took off with a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign in 2014 to launch its device that helps you keep track of anything from keys to a pet. But company co-founder Daniel Daoura said the business has already moved to the next level — and now it’s hunting for the funding to match….The company was founded in 2012 by Daoura and Nick Pearson-Franks, both former Boeing engineers. Today, it has 20 employees and plans to grow to between 25 and 30 within the next six months or so.”

Latest Job Postings at PebbleBee

 

Cozy Raises $3.4M from Slack Co-Founder, Others for Property Rental Management Platform

GeekWire | Taylor Soper | August 31
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/cozy-raises-3-3m-from-slack-co-founder-others-for-property-rental-management-platform/

“Cozy, which originally launched in San Francisco but re-located its HQ to Portland in 2013 because it was easier to hire engineers, currently employs 20. Zahnd said the team will grow by 20 percent this quarter. “We’ve seen a clear inflection point with growth and revenue over the past year, and are putting everything we have into growing the business and releasing new products and features,” he added.”

Latest Job Postings at Cozy

 

DreamBox Learning Raises $10M as It Proves Doing Good Can Be Profitable, Too

GeekWire | Jacob Demmitt | August 28
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/dreambox-learning-raises-10m-as-it-proves-doing-good-can-be-profitable-too/

“DreamBox Learning picked up fans early on because its platform showed how technology could be used to better teach students, even in underperforming districts.For years, the company has been backed by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and philanthropists who saw its potential to improve education. But now, it’s turning some heads on the business side of things as well….Founded in 2006, the company employed 15 people by 2010. Today it has 125 employees, with plans to grow to 175 people by the end of next year. It has raised $45.5 million in total funding.”

Latest Job Postings at DreamBox

 

A Head of Diversity Is the New Must-Have Position at Tech Companies

Business Insider | Biz Carson | August 27
http://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-hiring-head-of-diversity-2015-8 – ixzz3kWnpNIRk

“Diversity recruiting has gone from a nice thing to have to a must have,” said Porter Braswell, CEO and founder of minority recruitment startup Jopwell, during his Y Combinator demo day presentation. Jopwell is one of the secret weapons companies like Facebook, Pinterest and Square use to bring diverse candidates into their workplace. A majority of the work is still making diversity an internal company priority, which is why companies are competing to attract executive-level employees to lead the charge