Waterford technology company announces 100 jobs
One hundred jobs are being announced today by a Waterford-based technology company.
NearForm, which was set up three years ago, is opening new headquarters in Tramore.
It has already hired 40 staff, with the remainder expected to come on stream within the next 18 months.
NearForm CEO Cian O'Maidín said that their huge growth is due to expanding technology.
"About three years ago, we were really interested in a new technology called Node.js, which was popular in the tech media at the time, but actually nobody was using it," he said.
"So we saw a big potential in this technology, and we started nearForm with a view to trying to promote the technology and make it into a mainstream thing in Europe."
He added: "It’s a really proud day for us to announce these high-end jobs for Tramore.
"We were strongly urged by many parties to relocate to the U.S.
"We chose to stay here and build our company in a place where we wanted to raise our families.
"Our growth to 35 staff over the last three years has vindicated this decision. We look forward to growing in Tramore and hiring local and international expertise to share in our journey."
