The roles will be available in areas such as engineering, research and development, and customer service.

Data management and cloud data platform provider Qumulo officially launched its new European software R&D hub in Cork today (27 March), amid a plan for expansion that will also create 50 new jobs in the area over the next three years.

The project is supported by IDA Ireland and aims to address challenges for data management at scale and scope.

New roles will include opportunities in engineering, R&D and customer service, and the Cork-based team will be responsible for researching and developing solutions to enable the secure, frictionless and instantaneous transfer of “exabyte-scale” workloads globally, the company said. 

Established in 2012, US company Qumulo is headquartered in Seattle, Washington and has a significant global presence across the US, the Middle East and Europe.

Qumulo’s CTO Kiran Bhageshpur explained Cork was chosen as the location for its second R&D centre in part because of the access to “stellar third-level institutions in the south-west” and a “deep talent pool in Cork”.

He added, “Additionally, the excellent support infrastructure for companies like Qumulo provided by IDA Ireland made Cork the obvious choice for us to build a team focused on leveraging AI to help businesses manage global-scale data infrastructure.”

Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment Peter Burke, TD said, “Qumulo’s decision to establish a new European software R&D hub in Cork is a strong endorsement of Cork as a location where cutting-edge engineering and global ambition meet. 

“It highlights the depth of talent emerging from our universities, the strength of the region’s technology ecosystem and Ireland’s ability to support companies delivering pioneering innovation on a global scale.”

Cork’s R&D ecosystem has experienced a boost as of late, with global semiconductor, power systems and IoT company Infineon Technologies also officially opening a new Cork-based R&D centre earlier this month. The new location focuses on Infineon’s innovations in the automotive and consumer microelectronics space, in areas such as battery management, motor control and touchscreens. 

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