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PayPal to expand headcount in India with 1,000 engineers
“Digital payments company PayPal said it will hire more than 1,000 engineers for its India development centers across Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad over the course of 2021,” Livemint reported.
Details:
- The company will onboard talent in the software, product development, data science, risk analytics, and business analytics functions at entry, mid-level, and senior roles.
- PayPal also plans to conduct campus recruitment in the top engineering colleges across India.
Context:
- The increased hiring comes amid rising demand for technology innovation across AI and machine learning, with the pandemic accelerating the shift toward digital payments.
- PayPal’s India technology unit currently employs over 4,500 people who work on data science, risk and security, customer experience, and other key areas.
Editing by Miguel Cordon and September Grace Mahino
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