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Happy Blood Moon!
If you were up before dawn, you may have caught it. A total lunar eclipse briefly cast the full moon in red as the Earth slipped into perfect alignment. Called a “blood moon,” it only happens when everything lines up just right.
Tech hiring has moments like that, when strategy, funding and demand move together and your skills land right where the need is.
This week’s roles highlight where hiring energy is concentrating.
The News
Technical.ly’s RealLIST Startups 2026 spotlights founders building in biotech, climate, health and software, offering a snapshot of where regional innovation is headed in DC, Philly, Maryland and Pittsburgh.
Check out dozens of in-person and virtual gatherings this month that can double as job-hunt fuel, from skill-building sessions to founder networking.
A library leader in Washington, DC is building digital equity by hosting AI literacy sessions and upskilling support for residents, including programs designed to help laid-off federal workers navigate today’s tech tools and discuss ethical and practical impacts of artificial intelligence.
A packed event at Johns Hopkins’ DC campus put automation anxiety on stage, with speakers sparring over how fast AI will reshape white-collar work and what support workers may need during the transition.
A quantum industry leader argues that workforce planning needs to start now, because employers are already struggling to find people with the right mix of math, hardware and software fluency.
Partner Spotlight
TEDCO’s Entrepreneur Expo is back on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor, bringing together Maryland’s entrepreneurs, innovators, international entities and ecosystem leaders for a full day of workshops, roundtables, live pitches and an exhibitor showcase packed with resources to help companies start, grow and scale.
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The Jobs
Greater Philly
- Comcast in Philadelphia is hiring a Senior Manager – Data & AI.
- Perpay in Philadelphia is hiring a Senior Data Scientist.
- Clarivate in Philadelphia is seeking a Senior Software Engineer – Java.
- enGen in Philadelphia is hiring a Software Engineer – Workday Integration Developer.
- TD Bank in Wilmington is looking for a Financial Advisor.
DC, Maryland + Virginia
- Okta in DC is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Core Infrastructure – TS/SCI.
- Helsing in DC is looking for a Software Engineer – Infrastructure.
- M9 Solutions in DC is hiring a hybrid Cloud Engineer.
- AnaVation in Bethesda is seeking a Cyber Security Operations Analyst.
- Philips in Maryland is looking for a District Technical Manager.
Pittsburgh
- Duolingo in Pittsburgh is hiring a Senior Android Engineer.
- Efficient Computer in Pittsburgh is hiring a Senior Software Optimization Engineer.
- Latitude AI in Pittsburgh is looking for a Software Engineer II, C++ Faults, Signals, and Modes.
- Ivalua in Pittsburgh is seeking a hybrid Manager, Solution Consulting.
- S&B USA in Pittsburgh is hiring a Project Engineer 2.
Louisiana
- Saronic in New Orleans is seeking a Hardware Engineer.
- SunSource in Baton Rouge is hiring an Application Engineer – Inside Sales Technical Support – Fluid Process Industrial Supply.
- Wachter in Baton Rouge is looking for a Low Voltage Project Technician.
- Swaybox Studios in New Orleans is seeking a Nuke Technical Director.
- Mid-South Equipment in Baton Rouge is hiring a Project Coordinator.
Remote
- Spruce is seeking a remote Full-Stack Software Engineer.
- The Athletic Media Company is hiring a remote Software Engineer, Fullstack.
- Metabase is looking for a remote Software Engineer (Frontend).
- Voltus is seeking a remote Software Engineer.
- SmartAsset is hiring a remote Data Engineer.
The End
Keep looking up.
