We’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...
Categories: DevOps, General, Python, Software Placements View ArticleGuest post by Gene Murphy Startups! Organise @[email protected] @[email protected] Cofounder @startupireland & I’m E.I.R. at Bank Of Ireland, about the recent Dublin Beta event, of which Software Placements is a proud and longtime sponsor. In 1996 Jay Kay the leader of the acid jazz inspired super group Jamiroquai sang these faithful lyrics in his song ‘Virtual Insanity’ that would ultimately be quite important to me. Of this virtual insanity, we’re livin in. Has got to change, yeah Now, as always I won’t...
Categories: dublinbeta, General, Software Placements View ArticleWe spoke with Kenny Vaughan to get the latest insights into what makes for a successful in the rapidly changing world of Javascript developers. What is your area of recruitment speciality? The main area that I recruit for is front end developers/JavaScript developers and I also focus on PHP developers for the back end. What is your background? Before SWP, I was a retail manager. I worked in Vodafone, and then Blacktie, a formal wear company, American golf, and then...
Categories: General, JavaScript, Software Engineer, Software Placements View ArticleWe caught up with Mick Duffy to learn a bit more about what he does for Software Placements. Mick is the Principal IT Consultant at Software Placements and is currently interested in speaking to candidates for the following positions: Software Development Manager Product Manager DevOps Manager Software Development Project Manager Service Delivery Manager IT Security Project Manager Infrastructure Project Manager Software Implementation Project Manager Agile Business Analyst Data Analysts BI Analysts Mick worked overseas before returning to Ireland. On graduating from...
Categories: Cyber Security, General, IT Recruitment, Software Engineer, Software Placements View ArticleThe IT sector is a great illustration of the fact that while there can be plenty of work in some areas, even while a broader recession taking place. Fortunately the economy has picked up again, however, we are also in a period where many aspects of work are changing rapidly. With this in mind, it makes sense to think about the work you do, and what aspects of it are more or less likely to become automated first. It’s...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleHere are some great jobs you might be interested in applying for For a wide range of reasons, Ireland is a great place to come and work. If you haven’t considered working in Ireland before then now might be the time to do so. Uncertainty around the future of the UK in relation to staying in Europe is a factor for many companies we have spoken to recently. Even though the formal exit process has not been triggered yet, many...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleWhy it’s a great time to be working in IT in 2017 RTE news recently said that among Irish employers “87% planned to hire additional IT staff in 2017 and 50% planned to pay bonuses.” This is great news if you have the right skills. Interestingly too “IT roles were proving the hardest to fill” according to 80% of companies polled. Many Irish IT companies are also looking to hire more people, and were hoping to expand their companies if...
Categories: General, IT Recruitment, Software Placements View ArticleSoftware development is booming. More and more people want to live their lives, pay bills, book tickets, interact with others, and be entertained through their mobile devices. As a result, there has been a phenomenal rise in the demand for skilled programmers and software engineers to help companies deliver these services and products. At Software Placements we have many many great coding positions we are looking to fill. There are many programming languages out there, and it is important to...
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