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by Starla Sampaco on October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 at 10:19 pmComment

Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I want to get as far away from Amazon as I… Read More

GeekWork Picks: ExpertVoice Seeks Senior Software Development Engineer

by Stefania Hajnosz on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 at 3:45 pmComment

Have you ever bought a product because someone you follow on Instagram recommended it? That’s exactly what ExpertVoice is counting on. ExpertVoice creates a community and platform that allows companies… Read More

GeekWire Picks: Nonprofit AI2 seeks product manager for academic search engine

by Stefania Hajnosz on July 27, 2018July 27, 2018 at 11:41 amComment

Scientists at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence get to work on some cool projects. One of those projects, Semantic Scholar, is looking for a new product manager to join… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Mechanic service mobile app Wrench searches for software engineer

by Stefania Hajnosz on June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 at 12:53 pmComment

Long ago, people flipped through the yellow pages to find a mechanic. Now, there’s Wrench, and the team is looking for someone to dive in and support its app service. … Read More

GeekWork Picks: Hiya needs a Sr. Software Engineer for technical guidance, architecture design and implementation

by Stefania Hajnosz on June 8, 2018July 19, 2018 at 2:56 pmComment

Hi, Hey, Hello, Hiya. As one of the fastest growing mobile startups in the world, Hiya is changing the way people make and receive phone calls. Hiya enhances the phone… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Salesforce seeks cyber security professional for Infrastructure Security team

by Stefania Hajnosz on May 18, 2018May 18, 2018 at 12:21 pmComment

Most know Salesforce for its massive customer relationship management and cloud technology. But who keeps all of that data safe? The Infrastructure Security team is responsible for building the internal… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Valant seeks DevOps engineer to support electronic health records system

by Clare McGrane on April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 at 10:46 amComment

Electronic Health Records (EHR) are commonplace in doctors’ offices and hospitals around the world. They help doctors track a patient’s medical treatments — but what about mental health treatment? Valant, a… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Diversity-focused Ada Developers Academy seeks new software development teacher

by Clare McGrane on April 13, 2018April 13, 2018 at 1:02 pmComment

The tech industry has a real struggle when it comes to attracting diverse talent, and Ada Developers Academy is doing something about that. The non-profit offers an intensive, tuition-free coding… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Salesforce looking to fill its Seattle-area office with engineers and developers

by Clare McGrane on March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 at 1:20 pmComment

Cloud services and customer relationship management giant Salesforce is headquartered in San Francisco, but it’s increasingly making the Seattle region a second home. Salesforce has a large presence in Bellevue,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Be an ocean science software engineer to support climate research

by Clare McGrane on March 14, 2018March 14, 2018 at 2:26 pmComment

The University of Washington’s Applied Physics Laboratory was established in the 1940’s to support the U.S. Navy with technology. Today, the lab is helping support the cutting-edge underwater ocean observatory… Read More

GeekWork Picks: AI2 seeks engineer to manage machine learning annotation pipelines

by Clare McGrane on February 22, 2018February 22, 2018 at 2:17 pmComment

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence is doing some of the most interesting AI and machine learning work in the world, right here in Seattle, and it’s looking to add… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Glowforge seeks engineer to lead 3D printer software development team

by Clare McGrane on February 9, 2018February 9, 2018 at 11:56 amComment

It’s been more than two years since 3D printer maker Glowforge raised $27.9 million through its crowdfunding campaign, breaking a record for crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Now the startup is continuing… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Discuss.io seeks senior software engineer to evolve cloud-based video conferencing

by Clare McGrane on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018 at 2:10 pmComment

Discuss.io is targeting a very specific niche: Making it easier and more affordable for companies around the globe to do market research. The startup was founded in Seattle in 2012 by a… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Expedia seeks a security-savvy engineer to join its risk and securities group

by Clare McGrane on January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 at 11:09 amComment

From the recent spate of data hacks to this week’s revelation of security flaws in major computer processors, cybersecurity is top of mind for many in the tech world. Expedia, the… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence seeks director for Semantic Scholar search engine

by Clare McGrane on November 9, 2017November 9, 2017 at 3:49 pmComment

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) has been working on an intelligent search engine for the past two years. Called Semantic Scholar, the program helps researchers and academics sort… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Discuss.io seeks senior UX/UI designer to help build market research platform

by Clare McGrane on November 3, 2017November 3, 2017 at 11:19 amComment

Discuss.io is targeting a very specific niche: Making it easier and more affordable for companies around the globe to do market research. The startup was founded in Seattle in 2012… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Lunch delivery service Peach seeks developer to ‘feed the masses’ with delightful code

by Clare McGrane on October 27, 2017October 27, 2017 at 9:32 amComment

A few years ago, some hungry programmers had a wish: an easier way to order lunch. They thought it was a pretty good idea, so they left their day jobs… Read More

GeekWork Picks: T-Mobile seeks product manager to take charge of its T-Mobile Tuesdays app

by Clare McGrane on September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 at 1:49 pmComment

T-Mobile isn’t your average corporate office. The company has become well-known for its wacky ad campaigns, fervent anti-establishment attitude (calling itself an “un-carrier”) and the fun antics of CEO John Legere,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Seahawks QB Russell Wilson’s startup TraceMe is picking its tech team

by Clare McGrane on September 14, 2017September 17, 2017 at 4:30 pmComment

Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl Champion Russell Wilson has a lot of fans — and he wants a better way to connect with them. That’s one of the reasons Wilson founded… Read More

GeekWork Picks: BECU seeks senior cloud architect to drive new technologies

by Clare McGrane on September 8, 2017September 8, 2017 at 11:37 amComment

BECU is a well-known, home-grown brand to many in the Pacific Northwest. The credit union traces its roots to plane maker Boeing, but like many companies nowdays, it’s grappling with… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Avvo seeks director of consumer products to build legal services technology

by Clare McGrane on September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 at 12:07 pmComment

Anyone who’s dealt with a legal problem can tell you the process would benefit from some innovation. Making that process easier is the goal of Avvo, a legal services tech… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Zipwhip seeks senior software engineer to power flexible text messaging platform

by Clare McGrane on August 25, 2017August 25, 2017 at 8:29 amComment

There’s virtually no limit to the way we communicate these days: Skype, Snapchat, Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter — the list goes on and on. But a good, old-fashioned text message is… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Ada Developers Academy is looking for a new executive director

by Clare McGrane on August 18, 2017August 23, 2017 at 10:39 amComment

Tech has a big diversity problem, and Ada Developers Academy tackles that problem head-on. The non-profit, fast-growing coding school offers a free software development training program for women, gender-diverse people and… Read More

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GeekWork Picks: Rover seeks engineers to help grow dog-sitting platform

by Clare McGrane on August 3, 2017August 3, 2017 at 1:44 pmComment

Rover has come a long way since it was founded in Seattle in 2011. The dog-sitting tech company has acquired one of its biggest competitors, raised more than $150 million and… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Redfin expands engineering and data teams as it prepares to go public

by Clare McGrane on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 3:50 pm 2 Comments

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin made waves a few weeks ago when it filed for an initial public offering, possibly making it the first company in the Pacific Northwest to… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Accolade seeks engineers to fuel artificial intelligence revolution in healthcare

by Clare McGrane on July 7, 2017July 7, 2017 at 11:43 amComment

Anyone who’s visited a hospital or clinic in the United States knows that being a healthcare consumer is a difficult job. Dealing with complicated medical and insurance systems while worrying… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Allen Institute seeks applied research scientist to develop AI-fueled search platform

by Clare McGrane on June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 at 11:29 amComment

Some of the most interesting technological innovations today stem from artificial intelligence and machine learning. Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is working… Read More

GeekWork Picks: PushSpring seeks data scientist to help make sense of mobile data

by Clare McGrane on June 22, 2017June 22, 2017 at 3:48 pm1 Comment

Mobile devices provide millions of data points to app publishers every day, but without some help, that data is useless. That’s where PushSpring steps in. The company builds products that… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Axon seeks front-end engineers to develop customer interface for law enforcement technology

by Clare McGrane on June 15, 2017June 15, 2017 at 12:37 pm1 Comment

Axon, the maker of Tasers, body cams and other technology products for law enforcement, is seeking a number of front-end engineers to develop the company’s consumer-facing applications. Based in Scottsdale,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Kenworth seeks engineer to develop electronic systems and architecture

by Clare McGrane on June 8, 2017June 8, 2017 at 4:00 pmComment

Trucking may not be top of mind when it comes to technology innovation, but Kirkland-based Kenworth Truck Company is bucking that trend with an eye towards developing fuel-saving technology solutions for… Read More

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