AN American technology firm is to set up a software engineering centre in Belfast and create 20 new jobs in the process.
NuoDB, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, will establish the centre to develop database solutions to support 'cloud-scale' applications and connected devices.
The company has been offered £100,000 from Invest Northern Ireland towards the project.
NuoDB CEO and co-founder Barry Morris said: “We see demand for our database management system growing rapidly and hence the need to expand our engineering team to support our customers.
“During the Web Summit in November 2014, I accepted an invitation from Invest NI to visit Northern Ireland and explore the possibility of opening an office here. Invest NI’s support played a major role in our decision to choose Belfast.
“In addition, I am familiar with the strong talent pool in Northern Ireland, the focus on skills development and the pro-business climate. We are looking forward to working with Invest NI and building our presence in the region.”
Invest NI chief executive Alastair Hamilton said the jobs would be rolled out over the next three years an attract salaries averaging £40,500.
"Cloud-based database solutions are new innovative tools, designed to support the scalable on-demand software we all use in our daily lives," he said.
“We are pleased to have had the opportunity to work closely with this highly innovative company and convince them of the benefits of Northern Ireland as the location for their new software centre."
NuoDB was launched in 2010 by industry-renowned database architect Jim Starkey and accomplished software CEO Barry Morris to deliver a scale-out SQL database management system designed for global operations.
