Not Jessica but I work as a dev in DC as well. I'm in the political space. There's a ton of consulting jobs in DC for government agencies or third party government service providers. Security is another hot tech industry in the DC area. There are a ton of tech groups here in DC and like Jessica mentioned, there's great opportunities to get into tech from other industries. Organizations like General Assembly, DC Tech, DC Inno are great communities to meet fellow developers and network.
I am a developer at The Washington Post and I help build newsroom facing tools. I also am the Chair of the DC chapter of ACM and produce a podcast called DC Tech Stories.
The Tech scene here is actually really varied. Stand outs are journalism, security, government work, but there are lots of startups that are consumer facing, agencies, and design focused places too! Quite a bit bigger tech scene than people give it credit for IMO!
Journalism and Politics are some of the smaller industries for tech in DC in my experience. Government contracting / consulting is a huge industry, but there are also a number of large companies and startups in the commercial space. At this point it's achieved critical mass and the sector continues to expand and get more active.
AWS is in Herndon. AOL is out there too near Dulles. Capital One and a number of others in McLean, VA. Large professional services firms and systems integrators all over the area. Large number of startups, both gov contracting but also security, SaaS, etc. A vibrant meetup scene with something for everyone.
Pick your mission - lots of opportunities.
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Speaking of the DC tech scene, what's it like? Is it mostly journalism and politics? How's the meetup and/or conference culture from what you know?
Not Jessica but I work as a dev in DC as well. I'm in the political space. There's a ton of consulting jobs in DC for government agencies or third party government service providers. Security is another hot tech industry in the DC area. There are a ton of tech groups here in DC and like Jessica mentioned, there's great opportunities to get into tech from other industries. Organizations like General Assembly, DC Tech, DC Inno are great communities to meet fellow developers and network.
Yeah that makes perfect sense, thanks for the input!
The Tech scene here is actually really varied. Stand outs are journalism, security, government work, but there are lots of startups that are consumer facing, agencies, and design focused places too! Quite a bit bigger tech scene than people give it credit for IMO!
Journalism and Politics are some of the smaller industries for tech in DC in my experience. Government contracting / consulting is a huge industry, but there are also a number of large companies and startups in the commercial space. At this point it's achieved critical mass and the sector continues to expand and get more active.
AWS is in Herndon. AOL is out there too near Dulles. Capital One and a number of others in McLean, VA. Large professional services firms and systems integrators all over the area. Large number of startups, both gov contracting but also security, SaaS, etc. A vibrant meetup scene with something for everyone.
Pick your mission - lots of opportunities.