Software engineering is a vast job category constructed from many different purposes, functions and goals in every industry. However, even with so many outcomes possible from technological innovation, the origin story is the same: improving people’s lives.
With employees working remotely and no human resources office to conveniently visit during a lunch break, providing data-driven solutions to users on demand is one of the many ways local tech is making an impact.
With several mid-size funding rounds on the Seattle tech scene, companies are planning to grow their products and their teams. Find out who’s hiring. This is the Built In Seattle weekly refresh.
For Lauren Jarrard, a software development manager of iOS at Discovery, the technical challenge of working on the back end of Food Network Kitchen’s app is twofold: constantly maintaining a high standard of code quality while ensuring a crash-free experience for their users. So, in other words, maintaining near-perfection on an app that’s a top 100 food and drink app on the App Store. Sounds easy enough, right?
