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Coimbra, Lisboa, Porto, Vila Real, Viseu, Tomar and Évora
Sector
Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
31 March 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Portuguese Software company Critical Software will recruit more than 300 workers by the end of the year, especially specialised engineers. The company finished 2017 with a 12% increase in turnover compared to 2016. Since the beginning of the year the company has hired more than 100 workers in Portugal.
Founded in 1998, Critical Software has offices in the United Kingdom, Germany, United States and Portugal (Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto) and has just opened new offices in Évora, Tomar, Vila Real and Viseu.
Sources
20 March 2018: Dinheiro Vivo
20 March 2018: Diário de Notícias
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Critical Software, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 93630, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93630.
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