According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the U.S. economy created no net new jobs in August, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to find a job if you’re a developer. In fact, many tech companies say they’re looking to hire lots of application developers, software engineers and similar professionals. Those companies include the following:
- Kontagent plans to hire 50 more software engineers, data visualization engineers and data scientist in the next six months.
- Kareo Inc. is looking for ten software engineers, three product managers, a project manager and two user interface designers.
- Black Duck Software still has more than a dozen openings for technical positions (including senior software engineers) after hiring 32 people so far this year.
- Akamai Technologies wants to hire 400 new people this year, including software developers with skills in Linux, Unix, C++, C, Java, as well as user interface design.
- Appirio Inc. has 20 openings available with 20 more jobs coming open soon.
- Intuit Inc. is seeking 350 to 400 technical workers, including those with skills in C++, Ruby on Rails, mobile, social networking and user interface development.
- Carbonite Inc. will hired 70 to 150 new workers in Maine.
- CDW wants to hire 250-300 hardware engineers, technical leads and architects, project managers, and professional services managers.
- Dell expects to add 1,000-2,000 jobs in the U.S. this year, including hardware and software engineers and software developers.
- Wayfair LLC is looking for 30 new people for its engineering department.
