Tech jobs go cold; Chip startups shift gearIndia’s tech hiring has fallen to its lowest level in more than two years. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
India’s tech sector grows with fewer freshers as AI reshapes hiringThe share of entry-level hiring in the sector has fallen to around 15% in 2025 from 28% in 2024 as companies focus more on AI, cloud, cyber...
FDE emerges hottest role in AI market, commands big pay premiumThe forward deployed engineer (FDE) has emerged as the hottest job in AI, with companies like OpenAI and Google offering substantial compen...
IT cuts mid-tier, expands AI-smart entry level in new hiring playbookIndia's top IT companies are changing how they hire. They are bringing in more fresh graduates and giving them AI tools. Middle managers ar...
Startups seek digital gold rules; IT firms bet on freshersHappy Friday! The Centre may be open to creating an oversight framework for the digital gold sector. This and more in today’s ETtech Mornin...
India's top five IT firms cut nearly 7,000 jobs in FY26India's top IT firms saw a hiring pullback in FY26, with the five major players reducing staff by nearly 7,000. This shift from expansion t...
How Flipkart turned internal mobility into a leadership pipelineLateral moves across categories and divisions are a core part of how the company’s employees move into leadership positions. Three executiv...
Tech job openings fall 8% in April as AI replaces headcountIndia’s tech sector had 256,000 active job openings in April 2022—thanks to the post-pandemic surge in IT services--and accounted for 83% o...
India's tech hiring chills; Polymarket's IPL betHappy Tuesday! The tech sector is seeing a slowdown in hiring driven by internal cost controls. This and more in today's ETtech Morning Dis...
India’s tech hiring opens FY27 on a cautious note with fresher roles under most pressure: ReportEntry-level openings, i.e. roles targeting candidates with up to two years of experience, are flat at 15,000 for the second consecutive mon...
From California to Bengaluru: How rightshoring is rewriting tech careersWhile US tech firms cut thousands of jobs due to AI-led efficiency, hiring remains strong in India, the Philippines and Brazil, where lower...
Xpheno appoints Ramakrishna Bhagavan as CFOBhagavan joined the leadership team at the Bengaluru-based staffing company with 25 years of domestic and global experience in the banking ...
Job cuts in India just a small fraction of global layoffs: Recruitment firmsThese layoffs (globally) are predominantly in tech services, products firms and funded startups, and even at some consulting, ecommerce and...
Big Tech hiring in India hits a low amid global layoffsThese US tech giants had been reducing hiring for months now. Their active openings fell from 9,000 in the July-August period to 4,000 in m...
India is next playground for game development, jobsCurrently, close to 23,000 gaming-based job openings are available, with salary packages ranging from Rs 3 lakh to a little over Rs 40 lakh...
Soonicorns like Nykaa, UrbanClap, Grofers to the rescue with 2X more jobs next year: HR firm XphenoHR firm Xpheno categorised 79% of tech startups, such as Lending-Kart, Nykaa, Pinelabs, UrbanClap, Practo, Zoomcar, Grofers and ShareChat, ...
Specialist staffing company Xpheno launchedOf the $6-billion Indian staffing market, just about 40% is specialist staffing, which is dominated by a bunch of smaller boutique players.