As a software engineer in Tacoma, which is not known for its glut of software jobs, I have had difficulty locating a good list of software (and related) companies that have operations in this fair city. So here is my crack at a creating the authoratative list. Unless specified otherwise, these are located within Tacoma city limits.
Please contact me with any relevant additions. (Or, God forbid, subtractions.)
Software Houses: Companies with dedicated programming units
- Ambient ID, Inc.: RFID solutions for healthcare and food safety industries.
- AppTech, Inc.: IT consulting and design.
- Artifex: Custom software for a variety of business applications, as well as web and graphic design.
- Ascentry Technologies: Wireless communications for Homeland Security applications. (Purchased by TechAlt Inc. of Seattle in Jan. 06. I have been unable to determine whether or not they still have operations in Tacoma.)
- Avue Technologies: Software solutions for human resources department.
- Cascadia Software: Training and integration of Sybase database systems, and development of DBA tools.
- IDmicro: RFID tracking devices and associated software.
- IdentityMine: Prototyping, proof of concept, and marketing demonstration services for emerging technologies.
- Insynq: Develops and offers applications for remote management, business applications, and consulting.
- Intel (Dupont): The world’s #1 chip maker, where I used to work—not a software company, but enough programmers for “critical mass”.
- InVivo Health Partners: Hardware and software for information management in healthcare.
- Konnects: Online social networking for the business and professional worlds.
- Limelight Healthcare: Develops IT software for the healthcare industry.
- LION Mortgage Technology Solutions (Gig Harbor): Software solutions for mortgage lenders.
- NewTec (Fort Lewis): Defense contracting firm.
- Nu Element: Fuel cell and associated technology.
- Prepared Response: Software for emergency first-responders. Headquarters are in Seattle, but Tacoma has a large portion of the employees.
- Sagem Morpho: U.S. headquarters of a European-owned biometric software systems vendor.
- Topia Technology: Mobile object technology for a variety of applications, including integration of disparate systems, distributed computing, and in situ application evolution. Creator of Skoot large file transfer service.
- Vadium Technology: Develops secure encryption solutions for enterprise, government, and military applications.
Web Development: Web dev firms get a category of their own, to distinguish them from software companies
- Business Internet Services: Development of custom web sites and associated back-end applications.
- Data-Imagery: Content management, CRM and e-commerce web development.
- Gridwork Design: Web design for publications and non-profits.
- HighPoint Solutions: Integrated strategy, branding, marketing company, including some web development.
- SiteCrafting: Web design and web application development.
Information Technology: IT service providers
- Internet Identity: Services to combat phishing and other forms of online fraud.
- IS Techs (Puyallup): IT and help desk consulting services.
- ITC (Midland): Computer and network design, procurement and support, web hosting and design, online databases, Flash/Actionscript, ASP, php development, kiosks, Drupal and Plone, and general problem solving.
- Optic Fusion: Colocation and hosting.
Graphic Design: Tech-related design firms
- Ainsworth Studio: Graphic and website design.
- Rusty George Creative: Branding, graphic design, digital/interactive design and development.
Other Companies with Software Jobs: A few larger local companies that occasionally hire software engineers
- City of Tacoma: Not a company, but didn’t want to make a new category…
- Columbia Bank: No comment necessary.
- DaVita: Kidney dialysis equipment.
- Russell Investment Company: Tacoma’s most prominent local company (and Fortune’s 63rd top place to work for 2006).
- Weyerhaeuser (Federal Way): Raper of the ecosystem, er, I mean responsible forest management company…
Customer Service and other Support: Technology companies with support (non-techie) operations in Tacoma
- Expedia.com: Customer service call center near the UWT.
- Netflix: Distribution center near the mall.
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