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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 November 2020
Employment effect (start)
18 November 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
British IT services company Objectivity announced that it will create 200 jobs at its new office in Gdańsk by the end of 2021. The company is to hire programmers, testers, business analysts, project managers as well as administrative staff.
Objectivity has been operating since 1991; the company is present in the UK, Germany and Poland employing about 600 specialists. The company delivers a wide range of digital solutions: web and desktop applications IoT, Big Data, Machine Learning, proactive maintenance and support.
Eurofound (2020), Objectivity, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 102585, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102585.
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