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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.01 - Computer programming activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
27 May 2022
Employment effect (start)
27 May 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Amber, a Romanian game development studio, announced plans to expand its operations by recruiting 100 people on permanent contracts by the end of 2022, at its Botosani centre (Botosani County). The Botosani centre provides Quality Assurance (testing) services for games developed or co-developed by Amber for various platforms - mobile, PC and consoles. The centre has 120 employees.
As the company identifies suitable projects and people, it will expand its range of services and specializations to cover programming, art and game design. Amber continues to look for talent in and around Botosani for several positions such as Junior Game Tester, QA Project Manager, QA Test Lead and HR.
Amber employs more than 1,000 people in offices in Bucharest, Botosani, Guadalajara, Montreal, Kyiv, San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Eurofound (2022), Amber, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 106866, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106866.
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