We've covered a few hiring announcements and, unfortunately, even a few layoffs that have hit our local tech community.
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, economic hard times are reaching businesses and communities across the country. According to the Labor Department, more than 42.6 million Americans have filed for unemployment in the past 11 weeks.
Some companies have proven themselves resilient by announcing hiring and expansion plans despite the pandemic. In fact, Atlanta tech is doing a fair share of it. According to a new ZipRecruiter study, Atlanta employers posted 436 new job listings over the past week and more than 1.6K total for May.
The tech industry specifically had the most job listings. The top hiring companies were RICEFW Technologies, Inc., Staffigo Technical Services, LLC, and HUNTER Technical Resources.
We asked our readers and other members of the community about Atlanta tech companies and startups that are hiring. That list is posted below:
- Possibly the biggest tech hiring news for the local community this quarter is Microsoft announcing it will open a new facility in Atlanta that will create more than 1,500 new tech jobs in West Midtown. Granted, the office is slated to open next summer, but here are 23 open positions Microsoft is hiring for locally.
- Merchant e-Solutions, an Alpharetta-based fintech company, has 19 active listings, posted below. Interested candidates can reach out to careers@merchante-solutions.com.
- Analyst, Operations Reporting
- Application Architect
- Business Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Credit Analyst
- Credit and Portfolio Manager
- Cross Sales Specialist
- Director of Product Management
- Leader of Interchange and Settlement
- Director Sales Operations & Analysis
- Network Engineer
- Product Manager
- Product Owner
- Regional Business Development Executive
- Representative, Credit Support
- Sales Trainer
- Senior Application Developer
- Software Engineer
- VP Marketing
In addition to the announcement of its raise of $12 million, MessageGears, an Atlanta-based provider of customer marketing solutions, plans to hire for about 50 positions in 2020. The positions range from sales and marketing to engineering to customer success. Candidates can find open positions listed here. GigaMonster Networks has seen a hiring surge since March 1, according to a company spokesperson. The Marietta-based ISP currently has 23 positions open across field operations, customer service, marketing and sales positions in all geographic areas in the U.S., including Atlanta. Operations will be remote for the time-being, but some will eventually become in-office positions. Applicants can visit Indeed, SimplyHired, Trovit, Glassdoor and U.S. Military Pipeline to see open positions. Interviews are being conducted via phone and video conferencing. STORD, an Atlanta-based digital warehouse and distribution network, is actively hiring several roles. Candidates can apply here. These are the positions they're looking to fill:
- Product Designer
- Product Manager
- Full Stack Engineer
- Data Engineer
- Supply Chain Data Analyst
- Supply Chain Operations Specialist
- Supplier Relations
- Sales Operations
- Smart-Tek, a Boston-based smart staffing service with offices in Atlanta, is hiring for local positions. The listings range from marketing manager to lead website consultant. Find open positions here.
- iFOLIO, an Atlanta-based digital platform that personalizes the marketing experience for sales engagement, has two create design lead positions open and one business development position open. Candidates can apply through LinkedIn here.
- Sonar, an Atlanta-based change management platform that brings DevOps tools to operations teams, announced it will be using its new $1.6 million seed round to hire additional engineers and expand its sales team.
- AnswerRocket, an Atlanta-based software startup, is looking to fill two to three engineering positions. Access the job postings here.
- Software Developer (Mid-Level to Senior Level)
- Looking for at least 1-2 new hires
Software Architect/GPU Engineer
- Looking for 1 new hire
Though jobs are on the horizon, Facebook announced in May that it would be creating new company hubs in Atlanta, Denver and Dallas as part of a move to decentralize is workforce. There’s no word yet on how many jobs or what types of roles it would fill here, but Facebook will likely be looking to bring on local talent. The company said it is planning to hire in areas where it currently has existing offices like Atlanta and Austin.
