HQ Function

As part of AWS, Wickr's development, sales, support, and strategic operations are managed within the AWS organizational structure, focusing on secure communication services. Historically, its San Francisco office housed engineering, product development, and business operations.

Notable Features:

As part of AWS, Wickr leverages Amazon's global, secure, and resilient infrastructure. The Seattle HQ of AWS is known for its modern campus, innovative workspaces, and Spheres (iconic botanical conservatories).

Work Culture:

Integrated into AWS's customer-centric, innovation-driven, and high-standards culture. AWS emphasizes ownership, bias for action, and deep dives into technology. Pre-acquisition, Wickr had a startup culture focused on security and privacy innovation.

HQ Significance:

The integration into AWS provides Wickr with unparalleled scale, resources, and access to a global customer base, significantly enhancing its ability to deliver secure communication solutions. AWS's Seattle HQ is a major global technology hub.

Values Reflected in HQ: Security, privacy, customer trust, and innovation are key values reflected in AWS's operations, which now encompass Wickr's mission.

Location:

Through its integration with Amazon Web Services, Wickr leverages AWS's extensive global infrastructure spanning numerous regions and availability zones worldwide. This allows AWS Wickr to offer its secure communication services with high availability, low latency, and data residency options to customers globally. Functions like sales, customer support, engineering, and operations are distributed across AWS's international network to serve a global clientele.

Street Address:

[Information on specific original Wickr office post-AWS acquisition is not publicly detailed; operations are now managed under AWS. AWS's primary HQ is 410 Terry Ave N]

City:

Seattle (AWS HQ, effectively Wickr's current overarching HQ)

State/Province:

Washington

Country:

USA