{"id":320113,"date":"2026-08-13T05:36:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T05:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/320113\/"},"modified":"2026-08-13T05:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T05:36:55","slug":"brooklyn-tech-startup-plans-to-hire-nearly-600-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/320113\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn tech startup plans to hire nearly 600 people"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN &#8211; Are you looking for a job at a Brooklyn-based tech company?<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Queen One, located at 25 Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, is hiring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Discover more local reporting on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Discover more local reporting on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The tech startup made a commitment to New York State that it would hire nearly 600 people over the next five years with the support of up to $6 million in performance-based Excelsior Jobs Program tax credits from Empire State Development (ESD).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cofounder Ryan Urban said they&#8217;ve already hired thirty people and plan to fill forty-four more positions by the end of the year. Urban told PIX11 News, &#8220;We&#8217;re building a culture for this building; we&#8217;re building a culture for Brooklyn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Cofounder Maricor Resente told PIX11 News there are &#8220;sales jobs, machine learning, AI Product, all sorts of tech roles.&#8221; She added, &#8220;The main thing we&#8217;re looking for is anyone that has grit, anybody that&#8217;s got hustle, anybody that wants to work and is hungry to learn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Resente said the goal is to &#8220;make New York and North Brooklyn, the next Silicon Valley, the next tech hub. The way Google and Facebook and all of those guys have in San Francisco; we&#8217;ll do the same here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 30,000 square foot space on Kent Avenue is full of color and art.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Brooklyn artist Alex Smetsky worked on a number of pieces within the office, including a mosaic reception area. Smetsky told PIX11 News, &#8220;It becomes almost like an immersive experience, but it&#8217;s still a workplace. It&#8217;s a way to be a kid, even in your adulthood; it&#8217;s pretty cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Job applications can be sent to Casting@queen.one<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to PIX11.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN &#8211; Are you looking for a job at a Brooklyn-based tech company? 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