Software Company To Create 350 New Jobs In Lafayette

Gov. Bobby Jindal announced that a California based software company will open an enterprise software center in Lafayette that will create over 350 new jobs over the next three years.

Enquero Inc. will be opening it's Agile Delivery Center in Lafayette. This is the company's first outsourcing outside of Silicon Valley. 350 direct jobs will be created, while another 354 indirect jobs will also be created.

Here's what an Enquero Inc. executive had to say about their new place in Lafayette.

“We found Lafayette to be an extremely entrepreneurial community with strong alignment between its community stakeholders, such as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette Economic Development Authority and others,” said Hemant Asher, an executive with Enquero. “The community leaders clearly understood Enquero’s vision and its needs as a growth company.”

 

The new jobs will average $64,300 annual salary, plus benefits. The company plans to start hiring in August.