US clothes rental company to create 150 engineering and tech jobs in Galway

A $1bn US clothes rental company is to open its first international technology office in Galway.

Rent the Runway aims to hire 150 engineers and tech developers over the next three years. It said the prospective team, to be based in the historic Claddagh area of Galway city centre, "will tackle core technology challenges that are critical to Rent the Runway’s overall success and will influence the future of the next generation of services".