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Information / Communication Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities Computer Programming, Consultancy And Related Activities 62.0 - Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 March 2022
Employment effect (start)
18 March 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Irish gym software company Glofox is to create 150 new jobs in Ireland in 2022. About 60 of the new jobs will be in research and development, the rest will be in customer service. All the roles are fully remote. Glofox has its headquarters in Dublin but is a fully remote company.
The company provides softwares for fitness studios and gyms. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it helped gyms creating platforms for live stream classes.
Glofox operates in 80 different countries and it currently employs 200 people in Ireland.
Eurofound (2022), Glofox, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 106708, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106708.
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