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Ask HN: Any Seattle area Companies hiring?

I just recently graduated college and am looking to reach out/talk to Seattle area companies who are currently looking TO HIRE out of entry software engineers or even System Engineer/Administrators! I'm not from the Seattle area, but I'm looking to travel and stay there for 3 months to look for something and interview with companies who are interested. Backend positions (PHP, Java, Javascript) preferred! I'm looking to learn new technologies, methods and etc. to fulfill my role. If you don't want to put your email here, you can send one to me here ovenser1 at illinois.edu. Let's chat and see if this can work!

MartinCron 13y ago
My friends and I used to joke that Amazon is like a travel agency for developers after we saw so many people move to Seattle to work there and then change jobs after a year or two. I would start there.
- excerionsforte 13y ago
  I did apply to Amazon and get an on site interview, but I did not perform as well as I should have that day unfortunately. I'm kinda at a loss right now in what to do, so I'm trying to figure out what I can do to talk companies who are hiring devs. I figured Seattle is where I should start as it would be cheaper for me in general to live there while I search, though SF bay area may be a better start in terms of # of companies who are looking.
  - MartinCron 13y ago
    I see. I live and work in Seattle and I know there are a lot of companies hiring. A few thoughts: Microsoft casts a long shadow around here, and you may want to at least be familiar with the contemporary Microsoft development stack. It's cheaper than SF, but salaries are smaller, so that's kind of a wash. Pretty much all job postings you'll find will be on craigslist. Life sciences/biotech are big and getting bigger. If you have (or can get) some domain expertise in that realm, that may make you more employable.
    - excerionsforte 13y ago
      Ah, I should have checked Craigslist before. Thanks for that! I wouldn't know where to start with Biotech quite honestly as there are so many different areas in it right now. Machine Learning seems to be big in that area as well as others, so that appears to be a good place to start. I have a Statistics degree, so maybe I should be applying to those companies.
  - danial 13y ago
    There are hundreds of teams at Amazon that are hiring. Just because you failed to make it in one team does not mean you can't apply again to other roles. There are numerous other options in the area as well. Some off the top of my head are Google, Facebook, MS, Splunk, SEOmoz, Expedia, and Salesforce. Good luck with your search!
    - MartinCron 13y ago
      Yes! I should have thought of that. You can't look at Amazon or Microsoft or Google as one company, they are all lots of little companies, and rejection from one doesn't necessarily mean rejection from all.
      - excerionsforte 13y ago
        Alright guys thanks! I guess when university recruiting tells you apply again in 6 months, you'd think that means apply again to the company in 6 months.
- googoobaby 13y ago
  Amazon is very much like that. I know quite a few who bailed knowing they'd have to pay back relocation money.

MartinCron 13y ago

My friends and I used to joke that Amazon is like a travel agency for developers after we saw so many people move to Seattle to work there and then change jobs after a year or two. I would start there.

excerionsforte 13y ago
I did apply to Amazon and get an on site interview, but I did not perform as well as I should have that day unfortunately. I'm kinda at a loss right now in what to do, so I'm trying to figure out what I can do to talk companies who are hiring devs. I figured Seattle is where I should start as it would be cheaper for me in general to live there while I search, though SF bay area may be a better start in terms of # of companies who are looking.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  I see. I live and work in Seattle and I know there are a lot of companies hiring. A few thoughts: Microsoft casts a long shadow around here, and you may want to at least be familiar with the contemporary Microsoft development stack. It's cheaper than SF, but salaries are smaller, so that's kind of a wash. Pretty much all job postings you'll find will be on craigslist. Life sciences/biotech are big and getting bigger. If you have (or can get) some domain expertise in that realm, that may make you more employable.
  - excerionsforte 13y ago
    Ah, I should have checked Craigslist before. Thanks for that! I wouldn't know where to start with Biotech quite honestly as there are so many different areas in it right now. Machine Learning seems to be big in that area as well as others, so that appears to be a good place to start. I have a Statistics degree, so maybe I should be applying to those companies.
- danial 13y ago
  There are hundreds of teams at Amazon that are hiring. Just because you failed to make it in one team does not mean you can't apply again to other roles. There are numerous other options in the area as well. Some off the top of my head are Google, Facebook, MS, Splunk, SEOmoz, Expedia, and Salesforce. Good luck with your search!
  - MartinCron 13y ago
    Yes! I should have thought of that. You can't look at Amazon or Microsoft or Google as one company, they are all lots of little companies, and rejection from one doesn't necessarily mean rejection from all.
    - excerionsforte 13y ago
      Alright guys thanks! I guess when university recruiting tells you apply again in 6 months, you'd think that means apply again to the company in 6 months.
googoobaby 13y ago
Amazon is very much like that. I know quite a few who bailed knowing they'd have to pay back relocation money.