Amazon plans to hire 250,000 workers in the U.S. for the 2024 holiday season Amazon is aiming for 250,000 U.S. hires during the 2024 holiday season, matching its target from the prior year. The… Read More
Tech job market remains in flux as layoffs continue and experienced workers struggle to get hired After she was laid off in September, Jenny Richards didn’t expect to spend more than six months trying to find… Read More
Seattle is top U.S. city in global talent ranking of software engineering hotspots Seattle technical recruiting startup Karat ranked the top cities around the world for hiring the best software engineers, and Seattle… Read More
Amazon plans to ‘hold the line’ on job growth as hiring slowdown contributes to record profits Amazon ended the fourth quarter with 1,525,000 employees, up by 25,000 people from the third quarter but down 1% from… Read More
JPMorgan Chase’s Seattle tech hub tops 320 people amid broader industry cooldown With ping-pong and pool tables, an open floorplan, a fully stocked breakroom, and dedicated spaces for collaboration and quiet contemplation,… Read More
TikTok plans major growth in Seattle area as it looks to take on Amazon with e-commerce feature TikTok is looking to aggressively grow its employee footprint in the Seattle area as the social media video app takes… Read More
AI researcher sues Amazon for withdrawing job offer amid cutbacks after 8-month visa process A London-based artificial intelligence researcher who accepted a role as an applied scientist with Amazon in May 2022 says he… Read More
GeekWire launches new recruiting business, led by top Pacific Northwest entrepreneur GeekWire is expanding with the launch of a new business unit focused on technical recruiting, led by respected Seattle entrepreneur… Read More
Amazon sheds record 99k employees after overstaffing warehouses, will slow office hiring Amazon’s direct workforce declined by 99,000 employees from the first to the second quarter, to 1.52 million people, the largest… Read More
Microsoft eliminates open jobs amid economic downturn Microsoft is pulling open job roles as tech companies slow hiring in response to economic uncertainty. Bloomberg first reported the… Read More
Microsoft confirms Office and Windows hiring slowdown in latest sign of economic caution Microsoft will get more cautious about hiring in its Windows and Office divisions, including its Microsoft Teams group, in the… Read More
About to take early stage startup job? Amid concern of downturn, CEO says to ask these hard questions In addition to the usual questions about pay and benefits and culture and so on, a climate of economic uncertainty… Read More
Economic uncertainty starts to hit tech job market with reports of hiring slowdowns, rescinded offers Concerns about an economic slowdown, fueled by factors including inflation and a declining stock market, are starting to be felt… Read More
Walmart to hire nearly 200 in Seattle as part of expansion of its Global Tech team Walmart announced a big push Tuesday to expand its Global Tech team by more than 5,000 employees, with nearly 200… Read More
Average tech salaries in Seattle rise 4.6% to $158K, second-highest in U.S. The average tech worker in Seattle makes $158,000, a 4.6% increase from last year, according to new data from jobs… Read More
Amazon plans 20% jump in global corporate and tech roles by adding 55k jobs in latest hiring spree Amazon is looking to fill 40,000 corporate and tech jobs across more than 220 locations in the United States, the… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Amazon’s ‘turnover machine’: Inside the NYT’s investigation into the tech giant’s HR practices Play Amazon’s direct workforce rose by 500,000 people in 2020 — that’s half a million people — to nearly 1.3 million… Read More
Zillow to hire 2,000 employees — but they won’t all be in Seattle as distributed model takes root Zillow Group plans to grow its employee base by 40% this year, adding more than 2,000 workers across the country… Read More
Two Amazon Fresh grocery stores opening in Seattle region in latest brick-and-mortar expansion Amazon’s brick-and-mortar grocery footprint is expanding in the Seattle area as the tech giant confirmed it is opening two new… Read More
Amazon to add another 100k seasonal positions, preparing for holidays in midst of pandemic Amazon says it will hire another 100,000 seasonal workers this year, bolstering its fulfilment and distribution operations for a holiday… Read More
Amazon to hire 100,000 new operations workers in latest spree fueled by pandemic demand Amazon plans to hire an additional 100,000 full- and part-time workers across its operations network in the U.S. and Canada… Read More
Most Seattle tech companies are actively hiring despite the pandemic, analysis shows Even with the ongoing economic and health crisis, a majority of Seattle’s tech companies are still hiring. That’s one takeaway… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19 Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More
Amid widespread tech industry layoffs, some companies are still hiring in a ‘flipped’ labor market Document engineering startup Docugami has doubled its team to 20 people since raising a $10 million funding round in early… Read More
Amazon to double seasonal hiring to record 200k workers as business continues to boom Amazon plans to hire 200,000 seasonal workers this year, twice as many as last year, suggesting that it expects a… Read More
Amazon tops 750,000 employees for the first time, adding nearly 100,000 people in three months Amazon’s headcount around the globe now exceeds three quarters of a million people, a major hiring milestone for the second… Read More
Today is ‘Career Day’ at Amazon, and they’re really, really excited to meet you Amazon is hosting a ‘Career Day’ on Tuesday across six cities — Seattle, Arlington, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and Nashville —… Read More
When LinkedIn isn’t enough: Ex-Microsoft leaders raise $6M for recruiting startup SeekOut LinkedIn can be a valuable resource for hiring managers sourcing potential candidates. But oftentimes it isn’t enough — and that’s… Read More
Augmented writing platform Textio now predicts what you want to say Textio, a Seattle startup that helps companies write better job listings, today introduced a new feature that uses artificial intelligence… Read More
Amazon hiring 800 in HQ2 runner-up Austin Amazon is hiring 800 new tech workers in Austin and expanding into a new 145,000-square foot office in the Texas… Read More
