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Seattle considers employee head tax for the city’s top-grossing companies

Two Seattle councilmembers want the city’s highest-grossing businesses to pay for a new program to curb homelessness. The H.O.M.E.S —… Read More

USAmazon! Report says that the tech giant created more jobs last year than 46 states

Every few days, it seems, a new Amazon announcement heralds the creation of 1,000 jobs here or 2,000 jobs there… Read More

America’s lopsided recovery: Study shows pockets of economic prosperity, leaving millions behind

When it comes to economic prosperity in America, a rising tide does not lift all boats. Looking at national statistics,… Read More

‘It’s never too late to say we’re sorry’: Seattle leaders respond to Amazon plans to establish second HQ outside its hometown

Amazon announced plans early Thursday morning to open a second headquarters “fully equal” to its Seattle home, calling on local… Read More

Skype launches integrated code editor for remote technical job interviews

Remote technical interviews are often full of friction, requiring candidates to flip between their video chatting and testing apps. In… Read More

Tech Moves: Microsoft vet joins Carbon Black, Galvanize CEO shifts to new role, and more

Fresh off of stints as an executive for Microsoft and Dropbox, Thomas Hansen is joining cyber security firm Carbon Black.… Read More

It’s not a ‘win-win outcome’: Let’s ‘close the loop’ on the most overused corporate cliches in all 50 states

I always knew I should have looked for work in Hawaii. After all, that’s where the “magic happens” according to… Read More

The Amazon Effect: Seattle is the top city, and retail the top industry, for software job growth

Seattle is the fastest-growing U.S. city for software developer jobs, according to a new report from job database Glassdoor. The… Read More

Tech giants score high on Indeed list of the 50 best places to work: See if your company made the cut

With so much competition for top technical talent, it’s no surprise that tech companies are well-represented on Indeed’s annual ranking… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Worcket wants to shake up recruiting with millennial-minded job hunting app

After years of watching their employers in the technology industry struggle to fill crucial roles, Gonzalo Aguero and Sergio Klarreich… Read More

Will robots take your job? Tell this website what you do and then hope for the best

Stop what you’re doing if you want to figure out whether what you’re doing could someday be done by THE ROBOTS.… Read More

Amazon No. 2 on LinkedIn’s Top Companies list — see where else ‘the world wants to work now’

The biggest names in tech are also the best places to work according to LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2017 list, which… Read More

Python in Seattle, JavaScript in NYC? Study reveals top coding languages across major cities

The programming languages that developers use to create software are as varied and dynamic and spoken language. New languages crop up and existing… Read More

17 tech companies dominate Glassdoor’s list of 25 highest-paying internships in the U.S.

Pay attention kids: internships aren’t just for making copies or grabbing coffee. There’s real responsibility these days — and real… Read More

Amazon creating 5,000 part-time, work-from-home jobs in its Virtual Customer Service program

Amazon may be hiring thousands of people to fill jobs on its Seattle campus or at fulfillment centers around the… Read More

More and more Silicon Valley tech workers are looking for jobs in other cities, Indeed data shows

Seattleites who say Bay Area tech workers are invading their city have new data to back up that claim. In… Read More

Seattle-area unemployment rate down to 3.5% as tech jobs continue to power steady decline

The unemployment rate in Seattle continued its 5-year decline in February, reaching 3.5 percent, according to figures released Wednesday by… Read More

Tech fuels the most postings and the best pay according to Indeed’s new Best Jobs of 2017 list

Tech jobs that are plentiful and pay well dominate a new list of the best jobs in the United States in… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Distiller seeks mobile engineers to fuel liquor discovery platform

There’s startup life, and then there’s liquor startup life. Distiller, a platform that offers custom liquor recommendations and discovery, is… Read More

Startups and VCs join legal fight against Trump’s immigration ban, claiming ‘immediate harm’ to the innovation economy

Tech giants, like Amazon, Expedia, Google, and Microsoft, have thrown their considerable weight behind Washington state and Minnesota in a… Read More

United States of Amazon in 2017: Interactive graphic shows where the tech giant is growing now

Amazon, the Seattle-based tech giant, has been growing at a blistering pace over the past five years — and a new… Read More

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s… Read More

GeekWork Picks: After $5M funding round, mobile tech startup M87 seeks software engineers

M87, a mobile technology startup helmed by former T-Mobile exec Cole Brodman, made headlines last month when it announced that it… Read More

Study: Microsoft Office skills dominate job listings, but top-paying software gigs are all about AWS

The top three software skills featured in job listings across the United States are all still part of Microsoft Office, but… Read More

After meeting with Trump, Sprint chairman pledges to invest $50B in U.S., raising questions about a T-Mobile merger

After Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s company SoftBank acquired a majority stake in Sprint, he sought to merge the Kansas telecom provider with Bellevue,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: MD Clarity seeks senior software engineer to fuel healthcare tech innovation

MD Clarity, a healthcare management software company, is looking to for a senior software engineer to join its Seattle team.… Read More

GeekWork Picks: Zillow seeks senior program manager to lead stealthy new project

Zillow Group, the Seattle-based real estate media and technology company, is seeking a senior program manager to lead a mysterious new… Read More

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner is worried about automation displacing workers, but believes his social network can help

PALM DESERT, Calif.— During this year’s U.S. presidential race, there was a lot of chatter about the loss of jobs,… Read More

GeekWork Picks: After fresh round of funding, Avalara seeks engineers in new growth push

Seattle-based sales tax automation startup Avalara announced a $96 million round of funding this September, with plans to put $50 million into… Read More