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Information / Computing 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 62 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
30 August 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Grid Software Solutions, the software solutions centre of US-owned General Electric (GE), is to hire 100 new people at its Bucharest centre by the end of 2018. The new positions are open to engineers and specialists in software, system services or design. Currently, the Bucharest centre has 130 employees who are specialised in technical assistance for projects — integration, software development and testing of software solutions.
The GE team is responsible for developing IT systems for energy markets for Europe, North and South America, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
The company has an employee base of 1,000 in Romania.
General Electric entered the Romanian energy market in 1984.
Sources
30 August 2017: angajatorulmeu.ro
30 August 2017: Wall-Street.ro
30 August 2017: forbes.ro
30 August 2017: revistabiz.ro
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Grid Software Solutions, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 91829, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91829.