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Skype Technologies OÜ, an Estonian ICT-company located in Tallinn and Tartu, announced the creation of 60 new jobs, which makes 21% of their current 287 employees.
Skype Technologies is a development centre, which in recet years has mainly concentrated on developing and testing intelligent cloud-based infrastructure, allowing communication through Skype, Skype Business and Microsoft Teams apps.
The new jobs will be related to Big Data, artificial intelligent, cloud-services and software development systems. 30 vacancies have already been announced; the remaining 30 will be announced during the coming 12 months.
Skype Technologies is part of the Microsoft corporation since 2011. Microsoft is the only world's top 5 technology company which has a development centre in Estonia.
Eurofound (2018), Skype Technologies OÜ, Business expansion in Estonia, factsheet number 94305, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94305.