We’re approaching our second decade in business, and we’re looking to grow and continue to expand. We were established almost 10 years ago, and Software Placements is a boutique indigenous Irish IT and Semiconductor recruitment company. We based right in the Georgian heart of Dublin in Merrion Square, Dublin 2. We are a company who prides itself on its quality of service, experience and market knowledge of our consultants, our entrepreneurial culture and empowering Start-Ups through sponsoring Dublin Beta and Startup Grind...
Categories: automation testers, DevOps, dublinbeta, General, IT Recruitment, IT Success Stories, Recruitment, Relocation, Software Engineer, Software Placements, Startup Grind View ArticleWe had a quick chat with our Michéal O’Maoldomhnaigh our Managing Director to find out more about him, and what to look out for in terms of employment trends in the future. What is your background briefly? I have BA Hons Degree in History & Politics and MA Peace and Conflict Studies. After finishing University, I worked for a short period in Software and Mobile Sales. Does it seem like a logical background to what you do now? Yes, as I...
Categories: automation testers, Coding, DevOps, dublinbeta, General, IT Recruitment, Relocation, Software Placements, Startup Grind, Tips View ArticleLeonard Hobbs is one of Ireland’s leading technologists in the ICT sector with close to 30 years of experience including that of a large successful global enterprise spanning leading edge research to technology transfer to advanced manufacturing and high volume operations in the US, Europe and Ireland. Has a very strong network with the industry and the broader business and academic community. We had a quick chat with Leonard to get some insights from his long and successful career working...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, IT Success Stories, Semi conductors View ArticleThe Irish Semiconductor industry is booming, with some great innovative products being built by home grown Irish companies. We spoke with John Ryan, VP Engineering at Powervation, who are one of the Irish companies to watch in this sector to learn more about his insights and observations in this sector. Powervation are one of many companies who have succesfully worked with Software Placements to find the right candidates to help grow their businesses, and have now been acquired by ROHM...
Categories: IT Recruitment, Semi conductors, Tips View ArticleFollowing on from Michael Diver’s great article “How do I become a DevOps Engineer”, we wanted to let you know that we are currently hiring for a range of such positions in Ireland. DevOps may seem like the new buzzword in the IT sector, but it is important to recognise that the interoperability of different operating systems will only become more and more important as we move to a more interconnected world. The Internet of Things (IoT) and then subsequentially...
Categories: Coding, DevOps, General, IT Recruitment, JavaScript, Python, Relocation, Software Engineer, Software Placements View ArticleHow Do I Become a DevOps Engineer? I’ve had a few conversations with several intermediate and senior software engineers recently about what steps they should take to move towards becoming a DevOps Engineer. It’s a great question because the job title of DevOps Engineer didn’t really exist when I moved into IT Engineering recruitment almost five years ago. I decided to share my thoughts on this from my perspective as a recruiter in the DevOps area. What do I need?...
Categories: Coding, DevOps, General, Tips View ArticleAs all software engineers will know, it is near to impossible to code something that is 100% perfect, especially once you have updated various parts of the program. You can never be sure if everything will run smoothly until you hit the update option and run the updated code to see if it does what it is supposed to. Testing is an integral part of building, improving, and evolving almost all products these days. In 2011 Marc Andreessen, globally renowned tech entrepreneur,...
Categories: automation testers, QA automation engineer, Software Placements View ArticleWe’re delighted to share the story of Denis Sukhonin, who moved from Russia and eventually came to work here in Ireland. Software Placements have many jobs for which we are looking to fill with the best candidates possible, either from Ireland or all over the world. If you have the talent, we may well have the right next career move for you, drop us a line and see if we can help you. Below are Denis’s own successful story...
Categories: General, IT Success Stories, Software Engineer, Software Placements View ArticleWe’re in the business of finding and recruiting the best possible candidates to fill a whole range of positions here in Ireland. Here at Software Placements we’ve successfully recruited many people to take up their next position in the booming IT sector. We are committed to finding the best candidates, whether they are based in Ireland, or need to be recruited from overseas. Ireland is experiencing a boom at the moment, with a great demand for qualified, skilled people to...
Categories: automation testers, DevOps, General, Python, QA automation engineer, Software Placements View ArticleJerko Buric We were delighted to chat with the talented Digital Forensics and eDiscovery consultant Jerko Buric, who was successfully recruited by Software Placements, from his beautiful hometown of Split, Croatia last August to come and work in Dublin for Grant Thornton. What is your background? What did you do in Croatia? I was a consultant in a company, delivering training, from small cases of digital forensics, and up to how to deal with big cyber raids on your company....
Categories: Cyber Security, General, IT Success Stories, Software Placements View ArticleIt’s a year since we last featured you, how has it been going since then? Yes, it’s been good, 12 months later, it is going well. I’m currently recruiting for QA automation engineers, automation testers, and some Java developers. What has changed, is QA in more / less demand over the last 12 months? QA Automation is still very much in demand. In particular, this means being able to develop on frameworks and write scripts while also being able to...
Categories: automation testers, DevOps, QA automation engineer, Software Placements View ArticleSince we spoke last year how has it been? Things have been going well. The market is still good and there is a strong demand for good candidates. Companies are also becoming more open to receiving overseas candidates. They are also willing to accept candidates who require a visa, ie who are not from EU. I am not recruiting for C#/.Net anymore, and I am more focussed on Python and DevOps where demand for candidates is increasing. DevOps people come...
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