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Looking to book some impulsive travel plans? You’re in luck. The organizers at Burning Man are offering tickets to last-minute buyers for the first time since 2011.
Experts speculate the slow ticket sales are a result of the economy (like most other vendors these days) and the unpredictable weather that’s plagued the Nevada-based wildness and arts festival.
So, if you’re keen to drop $600 and head to the desert, now’s your chance.
For those of you staying at home, here’s a fresh line-up of opportunities.
The News
Pittsburgh’s Looking Glass, an interactive app-based archive, is bringing Black history to life with the help of AR.
UK startup Dama Health offers personalized birth control and wants to break into the US market, with Philly serving as its gateway.
BCR Cyber’s $3.6 million training center is helping upskill community college students in Maryland.
DC didn’t meet its 2024 goal to eliminate all traffic deaths, but here’s how Vision Zero is using tech to strengthen the initiative.
Looking for a spot to get stuff done in Philly? Check out our rundown of coworking spaces in the area.
The Jobs
Philly + Delaware
- Come aboard at Vanguard. The financial services company is seeking a:
- Financial services company Susquehanna International Group needs a Site Reliability Engineer – VMware/Automation
- Energy company Exelon is searching for a Prin Engineer.
- All aboard! Amtrak needs a Principal Software Engineer.
- Boomi is hiring a Senior Software Engineer.
- The Goddard School is seeking a Lead Software Developer.
DC + Baltimore
- The team at T. Rowe Price is hiring for a variety of roles, including
- Accenture Federal Services wants a ServiceNow Developer.
- The team at PBS is keeping an eye out for an Engineer III, Software Integration.
- Space mobility company Blue Origin needs a Software Engineer III on the Blue Ring Team.
- The Space Telescope Science Institute could use a part-time Senior Systems Engineer.
- Georgetown University is hiring a Tier 2 Support Technician to work within the Law Center.
Pittsburgh
- Carnegie Mellon University is keeping an eye out for an Embedded Software Engineer.
- Work with us! Technical.ly is searching for a Lead Reporter.
- Pharmacy technology company Omnicell is looking for a Staff Embedded Software Engineer.
- ThermoFisher Scientific is hiring a Software Engineer.
- Communication infrastructure company Crown Castle needs a Solution Architect.
- Put together a career with innovation studio Deeplocal. The team is seeking a Fabricator.
Remote
- Credit Acceptance is seeking a
- Cloud computing company Stratiform Digital is hiring a Senior Full Stack Engineer and a Principal Full Stack Engineer.
- Help teach the next generation to code with Code for America. The team needs an Engineering Manager.
- Political organizing company Relentless is keeping an eye out for a Data Associate.
- Search engine DuckDuckGo is searching for a
The End
Stay home, or stay spontaneous, the choice is yours! Either way, you’ll see us back here next week.
