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Information / Communication Information Service Activities Information Service Activities 63.9 - Other Information Service Activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 October 2023
Employment effect (start)
19 October 2023
Foreseen end date
19 April 2024
Description
Infogain, the digital platform and software engineering company, has opened a Global R&D Centre in Kraków, and will employ 200 people. The new nearshore facility in Kraków is expected to allow the company to provide services closer to its global clients; the Kraków location is expected to attract technology talents. The new centre opened on 19 October and is expected to employ 200 people within six months, hiring IT and technology specialists. Infogain is based in Silicon Valley. It conducts business activities for Fortune 500 companies and a range of industries, including technology, healthcare, insurance, tourism, telecommunications and retail/CPG.
Eurofound (2023), Infogain, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 200427, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200427.
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