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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.02 - Computer consultancy activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
22 September 2021
Foreseen end date
1 January 2023
Description
The US information technology company Rocket Software has opened a new development centre in Vilnius and plans to create around 200 new jobs there by the beginning of 2023. The company officially opened its development centre in Vilnius on 22 September 2021. The company has plans to hire more than 200 engineers and programmers in the coming two years. Rocket Software plans to actively cooperate with local universities by creating joint study modules designed to educate future software developers in the country.
Rocket Software is a software development firm founded in Boston in 1990. The company employs over 1,500 professionals worldwide. The company offers software tools in the areas such as business intelligence, storage, networks, security, database applications, etc.
Eurofound (2021), Rocket Software, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 105274, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105274.
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