Hired launches in Seattle to improve the recruiting process for top talent and employers

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hired officially launched in Seattle today, bringing its innovative approach to recruiting to the city's growing tech scene. Hired has already connected hundreds of highly talented engineers with almost 100 elite Seattle companies over the past three months during its beta rollout, and this is just the beginning.

Hired is a marketplace where tech companies compete to hire the top tech talent. It was founded to disrupt the broken recruiting process by creating more efficient, enjoyable experiences for job-seekers and employers, and to make better matches between the two.

Seattle is Hired's 4th major city. The local tech industry has over 5,500 unfilled jobs at over 2,000 local companies. This demand is compounded by a surge in venture capital, which has recently funneled over $800 million into Seattle's startup scene. The #1 resource these companies need to succeed is talent.

"We believe we can make a dramatic impact on the challenges facing Seattle tech companies," said Hired CEO Matt Mickiewicz. "Seattle is unique because there is a solid mix of large corporations and startups, and they all have serious hiring needs and thousands of unfilled openings. This is a big opportunity, and our goal is to provide a talent pipeline to Seattle's top companies."

Hired is a two-sided marketplace created specifically for engineers, data scientists, designers, and product managers -- the most in-demand skill sets in today's tech hiring market. The platform features weekly "batches" of tech professionals who receive "upfront offers" detailing compensation and role details from vetted funded companies. Hired's mission is to make hiring more transparent, and less painful.

Hired was founded in 2012 as DeveloperAuction, and rebranded in 2013. Earlier this year, the startup raised a major $15 million Series A round of funding to grow and scale the business. It is now active in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, and Seattle, with city launches in 3 additional cities by the end of the year. The marketplace has processed $4.3 billion in offers placed by 1,500 employers.

In Seattle, Hired is working with high-profile companies including Amazon, Expedia, Redfin, Moz, Zulily, Zillow, Blue Box Group, Azuqua, Hubzu, learnBIG, NBC, and Lighter Capital to improve their recruiting process. Early data shows that JavaScript is the most in-demand skill set in this market, follows by Java, C++, and Python.

Hired is backed by Crosslink, Sierra Ventures, SoftTech, and Sherpa Ventures.

About Hired:

Hired is the first two-sided marketplace created specifically for Engineers, Data Scientists, Designers and Product Managers who are overwhelmed with job opportunities.

We believe recruiting should be transparent, unbiased, and that the talent should be in control. Our one week "auctions" provide upfront offers from vetted and funded companies, dedicated talent advocates, and a $2,000 signing bonus.

Our mission is to make hiring, or getting hired, less painful.

SOURCE Hired

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