SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

There's an old adage in software development that I refer to all the time: The first 90% of development takes 90% of the time. I used this when I taught software engineering. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Los Angeles-based nstartup HealthTensor, which is developing artificial intelligence (AI) software aimed at helping to augment medical decision making, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $5M in a seed funding round. HealthTEnsor said it will use the funding to scale its software engineering and implementation team.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2021

Irvine-based Phocas Software, a developer of data analytics software for the manufacturing, distribution, and retail business market, says it has named Dave Boorman as its new Chief Financial Officer. Most of that investment is software engineers in Christchurch, New Zealand.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based software developer FloQast said today that it has named Amit Nayar as its new Vice President of Engineering. Nayar will head up hiring, traiing, and scaling of the company's engineering team, according to FloQast. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 16, 2010

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. I think we suffer because of the distance and culture but the project management team takes every late delivery or small bug as evidence that the development team may not be capable. No communication between developers.

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APRIL 15, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital is hoping to sell one of its portfolio companies, Perforce Software , for around $2 billion, according to a report from Bloomberg over the weekend. Perforce has been owned by Clearlake Capital since January of 2018.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2019

Los Angeles- and London-based Engineer.ai , a developer of artificial intelligence software aimed at creating software for SMBs, said today that it has entered into a strategic partnership with DigitalOcean, a provider of cloud services for the development community. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

TuSimple , a developer of autonomous trucking technology which has offices in San Diego and in China, said on Wednesday that it has raised $95M in a Series D funding round. Based on the company's open positions, it appears its San Diego team includes a significant number of software engineers, as well as administrative functions.

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Xconomy

APRIL 20, 2018

It may seem obvious that companies in the Midwest face challenges attracting and retaining talent, given our weather and location far from the coasts. One need only to look at college football recruiting, after all, to see how the average annual snowfall on campus matters almost as much as last season’s win/loss record.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2018

Irvine-based AutoGravity , which provides smartphone-driven car financing tools, has named Jason Bonifay as its new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone said late Wednesday that it has acquired the software and intellectual property of Atigeo Corporation. Atigeo said it acquired the software plus 60 issued and pending patents covering various aspects of Atigeo's data science technology. READ MORE>>.

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TechEmpower

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

When speaking with founders and CEOs, we often hear concerns like this: My project manager is losing confidence in the development team. The Founder-Developer Gap and A, B, C Players The challenges that business leaders face when assessing development teams are a good example of the Founder-Developer Gap.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2014

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of travel booking software for the vacation rental market, has been acquired by VacationRoost , which operates an online vacation rental marketplace. software engine booking marketplace rental vacation vacationroost acquisition merger leisurelink' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor , which develops software for IT infrastructure monitoring, said yesterday that it has released a new, free tool to help debug and monitor Java software.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2019

There were a host of reasons—she wasn’t a software engineer, she had no product development experience, and she wanted to launch a consumer item that was already sold widely by established enterprises.

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Xconomy

MAY 21, 2019

Sebastian Thrun first made his mark on autonomous vehicle development at the dawn of that industry, when he led a Stanford team whose robot car Stanley won the $2 million DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005 by racing driverless through the Mojave Desert for 132 miles. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 6, 2015

With the growing need for Software Engineers at technology, entertainment and media companies in the Los Angeles area, Hack Reactor, which has three founders who are University of Southern California graduates, identified fertile ground for MakerSquare to educate, train and mentor technologists in Southern California. “We

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socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2017

San Diego- and Beijing-based TuSimple , a startup developing autonomous driving technology, says it has received a permit from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to test autonomous driving vehicles on the road. The company says it has been developing its systems since 2015. The company's co-founder is Xiaodi Hou.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2014

Anaheim- and Boulder-based SendGrid , which develops email delivery software and services to developers, is expanding its presence in Colorado, saying that it has relocated to a new and larger space in its Boulder location. sendgrid colorado anaheim orange county software jobs employment email delivery' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Ember was a developer of real time, programmatic bidding software for the advertising industry, and used machine learning algorithms and contextual and semantic software engines for online advertising bidding. Financial terms of the buy were not announced.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The Indeed Prime service--unlike a typical job board or resume bank--specifically screens and prequalifies professionals with technical skills, such as software engineers, developers, UI/UX designers, and product managers.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2016

SendGrid , the developer of email delivery software and services--which has a major engineering presence in Orange County--has opened up an office in London. The company said the new office will help it serve its growing customer base in Europe. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Aliso Viejo-based semiconductor developer Microsemi announced this morning that it is taking aim at the cybersecurity market, with the creation of what it calls a Security Center of Excellence. The company said its new unit will be staffed with security and systems analysts and cryptography, hardware and software engineers.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

San Diego-based 3D Robotics , the developer and supplier of parts and technology for personal unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), has raised $5M in funding, from True Ventures and O'Reilly AlphaTech ventures. The firm said Jon Callaghan of True and Bryce Roberts at O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures have joined the company's board. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2012

Miglani to the position, from his existing position as Director of Software Engineering. Miglani reports to Gregory Koss, Calient's Chief Development Officer. CALIENT is a developer of photonic switching systems based on 3D MEMs technology.

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socalTECH

JUNE 4, 2015

Los Angeles-based Mojix , the developer of RFID-based wireless sensors, said it has acquired TierConnect , which develops connected enterprise applications. Mojix said that it will add over 100 software engineers to the company as part of the acquisition, including TierConnect's two founders, Gus Rivera and Terrence Crown.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Calabasas-based Emergent Game Technologies , developer of the computer game development software Gamebryo LightSpeed, reported today that it had a 35 percent increase in revenues year-over-year, and a 58 percent increase in its profitability during 2009. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 9, 2013

The firm said it has brought its Series A up to $2.1M, and added new investors Conversion Capital, Inflection Ventures, The Artesian Group, Chris Harris (software engineering manager at Google), and Lee Essener (founder of AccessDNA). The firm earlier had announced investments from.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2011

According to Cameron, he has launched the CAMERON - PACE Group with fellow 3D technology developer Vince Pace, which will focus on new camera systems, services, and other related tools for the 3D market. The company said it will be hiring software engineers and design engineers, as well as others, to help develop the firm's technology.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 13, 2012

Calling all software engineers, testers, developers, designers, product managers, scientists, analysts there has never been a better time to be a techie! Tuesday, May 15, 2012 -- Tech Job Fair. Spring into a Great New Job! See [link] (more)

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Xconomy

JUNE 14, 2018

But as researchers develop these techniques based on manipulating biological molecules, they may still be recording their experimental results by a method untouched by technological advances—–in a paper lab notebook.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Los Angeles-based Zynx Health , a developer of clincial decision support software for the healthcare market, said today that it has opened up over 40 positions for hiring, as part of a growth push at the company. In good news for the LA jobs market, another Los Angeles company is reporting big hiring plans.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2010

Check out some of the recent positions posted to socalTECH's Job Board in recent days: Senior PHP Developer , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. Web Application Developer , Irvine, GrowMetrix. Web Developer , Calabasas, lynda.com, Inc. Senior Web Developer Software Engineer , Santa Monica, Cars.com.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

Senior Web Developer , Malibu Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Software Engineer , West LA, Shopzilla. Platform Senior Software Engineer , Los Angeles, Oversee.net. IT Infrastructure/Technical Services Manager , Malibu, Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2012

The startup--which is backed by Foundry Group, Highway 12 Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and others--lists software engineering, big data, customer support, online marketing, and other positions in Anaheim, a location it added in August of last year. SendGrid is based in Boulder, Colorado. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. In Khosrowshahi’s statement, he simply said “Uber has developed implementation plans” to comply with an order within no more than 30 days. You can sign up here. ” Don’t Miss.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2009

According to Qualcomm, the new subsidiary--Qualcomm Innovation Center--is being spun out to focus on developing open source software which uses Qualcomm's technology. The new subsidiary is being run by Rob Chandhok, Senior Vice President for Software Strategy for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. READ MORE>>.

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