Barracuda Networks seeks 10 new staffers for Ann Arbor office
Barracuda Networks’ goal is to employ 185 people at its Ann Arbor office by 2013. A year ahead of schedule, the California-based firm is just about halfway there.As the result of a deal the company made with the state in 2008 to create nearly 200 Internet-based jobs for a $1.4 million tax credit, today it employs about 90 people in Ann Arbor. With 10 job openings to fill, the company is hosting a career fair on Thursday at its offices on the near north side of Ann Arbor.”We’re hiring at least a person a week right now,” says Sean Heiney, director of new product initiatives at Barracuda Networks. “We’ve had very aggressive growth year after year. We have to find the best talent, and Ann Arbor has turned into a major R&D center for us.”Barracuda Networks creates e-mail and Internet security applications. The research and development of those products is done in its Ann Arbor office, which is nearly full. The company is looking for fresh graduates with computer science degrees or web software developers, quality assurance engineers, IT staff, and tech support and sales staff. For information on the job openings, click here.Source: Sean Heiney, director of new product initiatives at Barracuda NetworksWriter: Jon Zemke
Barracuda Networks’ goal is to employ 185 people at its Ann Arbor office by 2013. A year ahead of schedule, the California-based firm is just about halfway there.
As the result of a deal the company made with the state in 2008 to create nearly 200 Internet-based jobs for a $1.4 million tax credit, today it employs about 90 people in Ann Arbor. With 10 job openings to fill, the company is hosting a career fair on Thursday at its offices on the near north side of Ann Arbor.
“We’re hiring at least a person a week right now,” says Sean Heiney, director of new product initiatives at Barracuda Networks. “We’ve had very aggressive growth year after year. We have to find the best talent, and Ann Arbor has turned into a major R&D center for us.”
Barracuda Networks creates e-mail and Internet security applications. The research and development of those products is done in its Ann Arbor office, which is nearly full. The company is looking for fresh graduates with computer science degrees or web software developers, quality assurance engineers, IT staff, and tech support and sales staff. For information on the job openings, click here.
Source: Sean Heiney, director of new product initiatives at Barracuda Networks
Writer: Jon Zemke
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