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Hiring

Exclusive: HTC is on the prowl for a big chunk of office space in Seattle

HTC, the giant Taiwanese smartphone maker, is looking to boost its presence in the Seattle area and has pinpointed the… Read More

State jobless rate stuck in neutral at 9.3 percent despite gains in tech hiring

Washington state continues to add jobs, including more than 1,800 in the information category where a number of technology jobs… Read More

Tech Moves: Sarah Novotny joins Opscode; Steve Banfield jumps to Korrio; Grist’s new editor; etc.

There have been a number of key hires and moves in the Pacific Northwest technology industry in recent days. Here’s… Read More

September exodus: Ex-Powerset CEO Barney Pell and others depart Microsoft

It is that time of year when Microsofties tend to look for new opportunities. And perhaps the most notable departure… Read More

Solving the jobs problem: A new kind of unemployment benefit

In the midst of an unprecedented challenging jobs situation and in honor of Labor Day, let’s all come together to… Read More

Tech Moves: Marketfish hooks a Razorfish vet; NWEN’s new board; Dendreon; and more

Elizabeth Wheden, a marketing industry veteran who previously worked at Razorfish and Wunderman, has joined Seattle’s Marketfish as director of… Read More

Tech Moves: Ayush Agarwal lands at Google; JJ McKay’s board role

Ayush Agarwal made a name for himself  in the Seattle area helping startups as a venture associate at Madrona Venture… Read More

Mayor Mike McGinn touts innovation, says Seattle won’t win ‘race to the bottom’

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn believes that the key to the city’s future is a “high road” in which the region… Read More

Google’s new Bothell facility could hold 840 workers

On Wednesday, we told you about Google’s expansion plans in the Seattle area, including taking on more office space in… Read More

Does working at Microsoft really turn your brain numb?

Call it the Silicon Valley invasion. Facebook, Google, HP, Zynga and Salesforce.com — driven by an insatiable need for talented… Read More

As war for talent continues, Google opens mysterious Bothell location and expands in Fremont

Google continues to gobble up office space in the Seattle area, expanding its operations in Fremont and establishing a mysterious… Read More

Mobile app developer Übermind opens new Seattle HQ, plans to hire 50

Übermind has developed a reputation as one of the top developers of mobile applications, helping companies such as Target, REI… Read More

Seattle supercomputer maker Cray loses veteran CTO

Steve Scott, who worked for Cray since 1992, most recently serving as senior vice president and chief technology officer, is… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Microsoft ad exec Scott Howe takes CEO post at Acxiom and more

We’ve been tracking some departures, appointments and new hires in the Pacific Northwest tech industry in recent days. Here are… Read More

Marchex goes on a hiring binge, looks to add 100 employees

The call-based advertising business must be doing pretty well these days. After all, Seattle-based Marchex just opened positions for another… Read More

Facebook’s geeky vending machine may eradicate old-fashioned supply closets

Here’s a vending machine that only a true geek could love (and no it doesn’t include free soda pop or… Read More

Amazon eyes new Seattle tower for even more growth

Amazon.com has been growing like crazy — adding 4,200 people worldwide in the first three months of this year alone.… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg: TV, books, movies next in line for social disruption

Editor’s note: Peter Boctor was part of a crowd of Seattle software developers who attended Mark Zuckerberg’s talk in Seattle… Read More

Facebook’s Zuckerberg on Seattle: ‘There’s so many good engineers up here’

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Seattle today, visiting the company’s fledgling office across the street the Pike Place Market… Read More

Chart: Washington state sheds jobs as tech companies lament tight talent pool in Seattle

It may be too early to call it a “double dip.” But Washington state’s job growth slowed in May, as… Read More

Tech Moves: Medio taps ex-Amazon, VMware vet Biswas to head engineering

Medio Systems, a heavily-funded Seattle company that specializes in mobile analytics, has named Prabudda Biswas senior vice president of engineering.… Read More

Computer science grads entertain juicy offers as tech hiring heats up (Video)

King 5 takes a look at the tech hiring boom in Seattle, focusing on Google’s growth plans and talking to… Read More

How Z2Live accidentally hired a 17-year-old whiz for its new iPhone air combat game

In the annals of high-tech, this may be one of the more unusual hiring stories. Z2Live, maker of the popular… Read More

Chart: Google, Amazon hiring fast; Microsoft takes it slow

Microsoft added a net total of 684 employees worldwide last quarter — the largest increase in its employment since the… Read More

Amazon.com profits tank as company adds whopping 4,200 employees in one quarter

Amazon.com just reported quarterly profits significantly below Wall Street’s expectations, despite revenues that exceeded them, and the reason is spelled… Read More

Startup execs vow to boost hiring, if they can find the tech talent

We’ve been writing a lot about the tech talent crunch in Seattle, noting companies such as Tableau Software, ExtraHop Networks… Read More

Podcast

Rewind: UW’s Ed Lazowska on the engineering talent crunch

Our guest this past week on the GeekWire Podcast was Ed Lazowska, the longtime computer science professor who holds the… Read More

Tech companies are starved for talent, but the jobless rate doesn’t budge

The market for software developers and engineers in the Seattle area is pretty tight, as evidenced by Zynga’s swanky party… Read More

Hey developers: Forget the cheeseburgers, have a LOLcat

The guys from Seattle startup Giant Thinkwell will be our guests on the next GeekWire Podcast. And it looks like… Read More

Is there really a hiring boom going on in tech?

It is starting to get a little wacky on the hiring front for skilled technology workers. Silicon Valley companies such… Read More

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