AOL creates 40 new software engineering jobs

Global communications company AOL is to expand its Dublin development centre

Global communications company AOL is to expand its Dublin development centre with the creation of 40 new software engineering jobs over the next 12 months.

The new roles are for junior and senior positions within AOL Ireland and candidates will need industry experience work as well experience working with programming languages such as Java, Erlang and C++.

The 40 new positions are within AOL Networks, a team that is spear-heading the delivery of AOL’s programmatic advertising solutions for brands and publishers globally. AOL Networks brands include ADTECH, Advertising.com, The AOL On Network, Be On and Pictela. The announcement comes as AOL continues to expand its reach as a provider of digital content, advertising solutions and services through a wide range of brands including The Huffington Post, Engadget, TechCrunch and MapQuest.

“The new talent will help us expand our current suite of market leading products in display advertising into a comprehensive, world-class offering that extends across the whole digital ad ecosystem and will set a benchmark for others to follow”

Aengus McClean SVP, Global Advertising Technologies at AOL Ireland

AOL has been based in Dublin for 16 years and currently employs 170 people. Dublin is the development engine for Europe and works alongside sister development centres in Palo Alto, Dulles, New York, Baltimore and Frankfurt.

“This investment by AOL involves significant levels of innovation and will lead to the Dublin operation becoming a Centre of Excellence for a strategic growth segment for AOL”

Barry O’Leary, IDA Ireland Chief Executive

The company will be launching its 2014 Technology Graduate Programme in August 2013.

Gillian Dunphy

(Recruitment Consultant) B.SocSc – Shannon Office

Gillian Dunphy graduated from University College Cork in 1998 with a Degree in Social Science and a H. Dip in Computer Science.

Gillian has many years experience working in Industry with Companies such as Ericsson, Ennis Information Age Services, Teles and RSA Security both in technology roles and in project Management and Sales.

She also has a number of years recruitment experience having worked for both Skills Group Recruitment and Premier Recruitment.

Gillian is based in our Shannon office having joined CareerWise as a Recruitment Consultant in May 2018.

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