Articles about Hiring

Event Calendar

WomenHack – Seattle (October 2026)

WomenHack returns to Seattle with its recruiting event connecting employers with women and non-binary talent in engineering, data, product and… Read More

Anthropic expands in Seattle as AI boom offers hope for struggling office market

The maker of the Claude AI model recently finalized a lease at Dexter Yard North in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, capping months of speculation about the company’s expansion plans in the region. Read More

After hiring AWS exec and raising $107M seed round, Virginia startup plants flag in Seattle area

Virginia-based AI startup Trase is expanding its presence in the Seattle region, with plans to grow from about 20 employees… Read More

Seattle HR leader’s candid book offers practical insights for building a business without losing yourself

Mikaela Kiner’s “The Reverb Way” draws on 15 years at Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks and a decade running her own firm to offer practical advice for founders and business owners, while being honest about the personal struggles, health challenges, and hard lessons along the way. Read More

Stop trying to make people read instructions: 10 startup lessons from Convoy co-founder Dan Lewis

Convoy co-founder and Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dan Lewis drew on his experience building the one-time unicorn trucking startup to share lessons for entrepreneurs at this week’s Seattle AI Startup Summit. Read More

Seattle tech job postings remain far below pre-pandemic levels

Tech-related job postings remain stuck well below pre-pandemic levels in Seattle, according to a new hiring trends report from Indeed. Read More

‘Not a squeak’: Veteran tech workers face new reality amid layoffs and tough job market

A generation of experienced tech professionals — directors, senior managers, etc. — are discovering that they aren’t immune to the widespread layoffs happening across Big Tech. Read More

Is Seattle’s tech scene in trouble? WSJ report highlights concerning trends — with a potential opening for startups

Seattle’s tech scene got the national treatment this past weekend as the Wall Street Journal detailed the fallout from layoffs… Read More

Inside the minds of Seattle startup founders: Fundraising, hiring, and navigating their biggest challenges

Seattle startup founders are navigating a tricky mix of opportunity and challenges as they search for durable ways to scale.… Read More

Meet your AI interviewer: Seattle startup Humanly unveils video bot that grills job applicants

“More human than human” is the tagline for the company that produces replicants, the bioengineered humans that run amok in… Read More

Tech hiring trends: Corporate layoffs create opportunity for well-positioned startups

Microsoft is laying off thousands of workers. Meta is writing $300 million checks to snag top AI engineers. And there’s… Read More

GeekWire 200 survey: CEOs cautious about hiring as AI boosts productivity for Seattle startups

Startups are taking a cautious approach to hiring as AI tools supercharge productivity, according to a new survey of CEOs from… Read More

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

Podcast

Amazon’s ‘turnover machine’: Inside the NYT’s investigation into the tech giant’s HR practices

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