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With the graduation of colleges in late April and early May, this year’s technology graduates will consider the next steps. The good news is that college graduates aged 25-to-34 have an employment rate of 86%, based on a recent study from the National Center for Education Statistics, so if that’s you, you’re in good shape. place for job search.
America is your oyster too: next to well-established technology centers like San Francisco, Seattle, and New York, there are a growing number of emerging locations that should also be considered. Below, we’ve highlighted four cities worth considering-and you can also check out opportunities across the country on our Job Board.
Austin, Texas
The cool capital of Texas, Austin’s counter-cultural root has long been established. Politically liberal, home of the University of Texas, it is also the location for the world -famous SXSW festival, an important event on the annual tech calendar. No wonder it was called Silicon Hills.
And it still has a lot to do for it: in 2019, Austin was voted the number one place to live in America for the third consecutive year, based on affordability, job prospects, and quality of life. This year, it emerged as the top city in Texas to live in and it was also ranked as the top five cities in the country on the well -known US News Best Places to Live list.
It’s also a great place for women: Texas topped a study of the best states for female entrepreneurs in a Fit Small Business survey.
Home to a range of leading technology companies including ServiceNow, Salesforce, Adobe, Dell, Cisco, and Intel, many more names to look at. How about working with the community experience company Personify? There is a Software Engineer Test QA position available at its location in Austin. You will be a member of the Research and Development team and you will be responsible for ensuring that quality products are delivered to users.
Tampa, Florida
Located on Florida’s Gulf Coast, Tampa is fast establishing itself as a tech city to know-last year Forbes named it as the number-one emerging tech city in the country and real estate website Zillow points here as the location of the hottest housing market in the country this year. The city predicted growth of 2,000 new jobs last year – this is responsible for more than 25% of the state’s tech jobs.
Tampa was clearly buzzing. So why would you make it home? Florida’s hot, sunny heat is a bonus, its downtown area has been revived, and there are over 50 software and IT companies located here to consider. The city ranked ninth in U.S. markets for technical talent growth over the five years to 2020, rising 23.5%.
OPSWAT, TrustLayer, Celsius Network, and International Data Corp. are all located in Tampa, helping to contribute to the “brain gain” that is making the city notorious. If you’re thinking of adding to its group of connected and switched residents, this might be the city for you.
You can discover many more tech jobs around the country on our Job Board today.
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina
Apple announced in 2021 that it intends to build a new campus and engineering hub in the Raleigh-Durham area-with an investment of more than $ 1 billion in North Carolina and the creation of approximately 3,000 new jobs in machine learning, artificial intelligence and software engineering – along with Google’s intention to establish a Google Cloud hub in Durham that will create more than 1,000 engineering jobs, both measures have cemented the area’s growing reputation as a technology hub.
Nearly 14% of Raleigh’s workforce is involved in tech, and it is among the top U.S. cities for startups, helping it become one of the nation’s best cities for tech jobs. Since 2015, students at North Carolina State University have launched more than 170 startups, raising a combined $ 1.7 billion in venture capital.
In addition to its strong start -up culture, the area boasts established large companies including IBM, Red Hat, SAS Institute, Verizon, and Lenovo. Want to make a strategic move in this area? Then keep a close eye on our Job Boards for a role that fits your brief.
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta has long been a hub for transportation-Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the largest in the world, serving over 100 million passengers annually. And now it is also establishing itself as a technology hub.
Known as the “Silicon Valley of the South”, Atlanta Tech Village, home to the city’s hottest startups, is now a major driver of the innovation economy and has garnered over $ 826 million in capital investment.
The city itself is gaining a reputation as a great place to live. In an urban feel, it also has plenty of green space: beautiful neighborhoods, plenty to do, and affordable living costs. And Atlanta is about 47% cheaper than San Francisco.
There are many big tech names here: IBM, Accenture, Amazon, Cox Communications, and Verizon are all names you will know. Evo Payments takes over: the company has a Developer, Patch and Vulnerability Management role available in the city. This includes designing, developing, performance testing, and producing documentation for key features that will innovate Evo Payments ’current processes for patch and vulnerability management.
For many more roles in emerging (and established!) Tech cities, check out our Job Board
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