We got off to a great start in March! We moved into our office space on March 1st and did some intense recruiting. Our office is located in downtown Bellevue with easy access from 405 and 520. There are number of good restaurants close by and Whole Foods is within walking distance. Here are some pictures of our office and our team including our first champagne toast to celebrate the opening of our new office.
Office Opening Champagne Celebration
Our Team

It is amazing how recruiting has changed these days. Being a startup, we didn’t want to spend money on expensive recruiters. We advertised on a number of sites including Craigslist, Monster, Jobster, Seattle Times Online, a number of PHP and Java bulletin boards. We also used LinkedIn to reach out to software developers with strong resumes at leading web companies in the Seattle area. And, of course, we tapped our friends and former colleagues for referrals. Referrals from friends are, of course, ideal. Other than referrals, Craigslist and LinkedIn have turned out to be the best sources of strong job candidates. Not a good sign for Monster and the like!

Overall, the pace of recruiting has been great. The article in the Seattle PI cleared helped in getting us good visibility. We have already hired 4 team members and a contractor and are looking to hire one more full time person on the development team. See the Careers section if you are interested in applying for one of these positions.