THE OUTGEEK JOURNAL

Notes from the room

What we learn running recruiting events: how to prepare, what hiring teams ask, and what’s happening in tech jobs.

Career · OCT 8, 2026 · 2 MIN READ 30 Hypergrowth AI Companies that are Actively Hiring Right Now We at OutGeek Women in Tech took the 30 AI companies that grew their teams the most in the last 90 days and sorted them by what they actually do. Pick your lane 👇
Career ¡ OCT 7, 2026 ¡ 3 MIN READ Xero Is Building Something in Vancouver (and They'd Like You to Help) Xero, the company that has spent twenty years making accounting a little less painful, is building a brand-new tech hub in Vancouver, and it's looking for engineers, AI specialists, and leaders who want to help shape it from day one.
Career · OCT 6, 2026 · 5 MIN READ Who’s Building the Teams That Build the Future? Recruiting Roundup - October 27 Thirty-five AI infrastructure companies are hiring fast right now. Here is who they are, sorted by the part of the machine each one builds.
Market · SEP 1, 2026 · 3 MIN READ Tech Layoffs Are Up in August, Again. So What Happens Next? The 2026 tech layoff wave has already surpassed 2025, with industry job cuts now estimated at 174–209k. But this round looks different from the broad post-pandemic corrections we’ve seen before.
Hiring teams · AUG 19, 2026 · ON MEDIUM These 10 Andreessen Horowitz-backed female-founded startups are all actively hiring! The startup job market is still pretty rough, but there are plenty of interesting companies building — and hiring.
Market · AUG 13, 2026 · ON MEDIUM Netflix Closes Two Game Studios. What Does This Mean for Tech Careers? Netflix’s studio closures are a warning for anyone building a career in tech.
Career · AUG 3, 2026 · 4 MIN READ Tech Hiring Fall 2026: Who’s Hiring, Who Isn’t, and Where Techies Should Focus Their Job Search If you’ve been job hunting in tech this fall, you’ve probably found yourself caught between two very different realities.
Events · MAR 9, 2026 · ON MEDIUM CGI Hosts Women’s Month Event in Montreal! In just a few days, we’ll be getting together at the CGI offices in Montreal for an evening of networking and a Women’s Month celebration.
Events · DEC 8, 2025 · ON MEDIUM Women Shaping AI — Live from Okta San Francisco! We teamed up with the Okta tech team for our Women in Tech in AI event in San Francisco.
Events ¡ SEP 17, 2025 ¡ ON MEDIUM SEI to Host OutGeekWomen in Tech Boston This September! Big thanks, SEI, for hosting OutGeekWomen x Boston, a Boston-based hub for innovation in business and technology.
Events · SEP 5, 2025 · ON MEDIUM OutGeek Women in Tech September’s Berlin Event @ flaconi — Don’t Miss It! Located in Berlin-Charlottenburg, flaconi has been merging tech and beauty since 2011.
Events · JUN 13, 2025 · ON MEDIUM New Relic Welcomes OutGeekWomen in Tech x Barcelona to Their Office in the Iconic Torre Glòries Since opening its space at Torre Glòries, New Relic has quickly become a hub for Barcelona’s tech community.
Hiring teams · MAY 21, 2025 · ON MEDIUM 21 AI-Driven Healthcare Companies That Are Hiring Now (and Changing Lives While They’re at It)! Finding a company that matches your values and your career goals in tech, right now, is hard. Here are 21 that are hiring.
Market ¡ OCT 10, 2024 ¡ ON MEDIUM Why the Tech Job Market Will Never Be Like It Was in 2019. We received an email from one of our Toronto attendees that compelled us to write this newsletter edition.