What are the top companies/types of tech jobs in certain regions of the USA?

Sep 2, 2021 12 Comments

I'm thinking of long term goals of where I want to work/live and prefer being onsite, so it's mostly better to be living in a place that is the headquarters for something. Obviously the biggest companies like FAANGs have divisions headquartered in different places, but still I was just wondering what is out there in the realm of tech career paths. (I bamboozled my way into software development from engineering, so I wasn't born in the CS world)

Bay area:
All hail the Faaaaaaaaaangs!

NYC:
Top tier HFT firms
(Also more offices for like Snap and Square and whatnot, right?)

Chicago:
More HFT trading firms

Seattle:
Amazon, Microsoft

LA:
What are the best SWE opportunities in SoCal? I know there's a big aerospace cluster but I want something a little more fast paced than government stuff later on.

DC:
I love DC, but it seems SWE jobs are at consulting firms in the Virginia exurbs. What else are industries in this city

Boston:
I have a friend at Amazon Alexa and I know of Boston Dynamics, but what else is in Boston that's really cool and stretch goals for applying too?

Denver:
I know there's a lot of aerospace/defense stuff. Is that the peak of it?

Austin:
I did my masters here, besides the legacy silicon fabs, it seems like budding FAANG type stuff since the industry coming here is mostly from California

What are ya'll's thoughts?

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  • Jacobs
    gl4sn0st

    Go to company page Jacobs

    gl4sn0st
    take out BMI or GTFO. More like TMI

    Edit: To answer your question:

    DC: Military / DoD. If you're not cleared or don't want to be cleared just leave, it's boring. Also, Amazon HQ2, but still boring.

    Austin: Is your best bet. You are already relatable during interviews b/c you did your masters there (more to talk about, build camaraderie). Best advice for your situation (and from my experience of your situation), look for a startup'y 20-50 person company. Try to get in as a "jack of all trades, master of some". They'll give you some projects, move around a bit, create some entropy, mingle, etc.

    After you get your emailing 101 experience, just go remote dude. Nobody needs to sit through 10 meetings a day, trust me. Get TC, go live your life. Don't. Do not chase corporate. It's a mind fuck and you're not guaranteed appropriate compensation for how much you're killing yourself to show your boss you're better than everybody else. They don't care. And even if they did, it's not up to them, it's up to HR and you're just a number. Good luck have fun.
    Sep 2, 2021 4
    • I had seen the joke on another post, I won’t do it again haha. Thanks for the wisdom though! I did love Austin, right now I’m in the Bay Area and while there’s plenty-o-opportunity in the bay I’m from the east coast and miss that vibe. I’d certainly love to go back to Austin at some point, thanks for your wisdom about it!
      Sep 2, 2021
    • Jacobs
      gl4sn0st

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      gl4sn0st
      I'm on the east coast, DC. I can't fuckin leave bc fambly. However I do study the housing market and I'd buy in and move to Austin in a heartbeat. It is silicone valley 2.0.
      Sep 2, 2021
  • Google
    zdpH57

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    zdpH57
    How many years did it take to get that BMI
    Sep 2, 2021 3
  • What is bmi
    Sep 2, 2021 1
  • AdAdapted
    KYXl18

    AdAdapted

    KYXl18
    Metro Detroit has a couple Google offices, an Amazon office, Duo security which was bought by Cisco, and the Rivian and StockX HQs
    Sep 2, 2021 0