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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Salesforce Opens Engineering & Innovation Hub In Bellevue, Washington

01/19/2017
Salesforce, a Customer Success Platform and CRM company, opened its new world-class Engineering & Innovation Hub at the Nine Two Nine Office Tower building in Bellevue, Washington. In the coming months, the company plans to double its workforce in the Seattle Metro Area to nearly 500.

According to company officials, “the new Bellevue Engineering & Innovation Hub will help accelerate Salesforce's ability to bring innovative solutions to its customers. With dedicated mindfulness areas and large social lounges designed to inspire creativity and collaboration, engineers can work together on breakthrough technologies that span the latest innovations in artificial intelligence with Salesforce Einstein, productivity with Salesforce Quip, mobility with Salesforce1, app development with Salesforce Lightning and connected devices with the IoT Cloud.”

"Salesforce is the recognized leader in CRM, a category with higher growth than any other in enterprise software. We have been named the Innovator of the Decade by Forbes, and are focused on continuing to deliver market-leading solutions for our customers," said Parker Harris, Co-founder, Salesforce. "By tapping into the local talent pool in the Seattle area, we can expand our world-class engineering team, accelerating our ability to create innovative products that redefine the customer experience."

"We welcome Salesforce to our vibrant downtown," said Mayor John Stokes. "Salesforce's expansion to Bellevue demonstrates that we are rapidly becoming a distinguished hub for technology and innovation in the Pacific Northwest with some of the technology industry's most prominent leaders and companies calling Bellevue home."

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