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What India's tech companies build, and who they hire.

A career explorer for India's software industry: how each kind of employer works, what they build, who they hire, and what's changing each quarter.

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Amazon in India: what it builds, who it hires

Amazon runs a store and marketplace, AWS, and Prime Video and devices. What its engineers in Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai build, and who it hires.

GCCs · Story

Inside the banks and financial institutions

Banks such as JPMorganChase build much of their own software in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. Why the banks came to India, and what their centres here build.

Fintech · Hiring page

What payments hires for

Mastercard and Visa hire more than every other payments company put together. Java engineers lead by far, with fintech software engineers second.

Roles · Role page

GenAI engineers in India: who hires them

Engineers who build products and features on top of large language models, where in India they are hired, and where the work is spreading.

Enterprise SaaS · Story

Enterprise AI agent platforms

Some AI software is sold as a worker, not a tool: an agent that does a clerk's or analyst's job, paid per user or per task. Who hires for it in India.

GCCs · Story

Inside the manufacturers and carmakers

Carmakers like Stellantis now write the software inside their cars in India. How foreign manufacturers use their Indian centres, and who has one.

IT services · Story

The IT services giants

India's largest IT services firms, such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro and Accenture, which hire more freshers than any other kind of employer.

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What moved this quarter Jul to Sep 2026

GenAI's share of hiring grew faster than in any earlier quarter, even as most companies posted fewer openings.

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IT service management software had no GenAI openings in Oct to Dec 2025. Now GenAI is one of its larger roles, led by ServiceNow.

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Platform developers at Mastercard, building on packaged platforms, grew sharply.

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The whole map: product companies

11 domains · 45 industries · one page each

Networking, infrastructure and security

Networking and telecom · Business communications · Data centres and servers · Cybersecurity

Cloud platforms and developer tools

Cloud providers and OS makers · Devtools companies

Data platforms and AI

Database and storage companies · Analytics and data providers · AI labs and model platforms

Enterprise SaaS and software

ERP and business automation · Finance and accounting software · HR tech · Martech · CRM and sales tech · Customer service and CX · IT management and workplace tools

Fintech

Payments · Lending and credit · Banking and regtech · Wealthtech and capital markets · Insurtech

Healthtech and life sciences

Digital health · Health insurance and billing · Hospitals, diagnostics and medical devices · Pharma and life sciences

E-commerce, travel and logistics

E-commerce and D2C brands · Retail tech · Foodtech and quick commerce · Travel tech · Supply chain and logistics

Gaming, streaming and media

Gaming · Streaming and broadcast · News, publishing and social media · Adtech

Semiconductors and devices

Semiconductors and chip design · Electronics and devices

Industrial tech and mobility

Manufacturing tech · Automotive and mobility · Aerospace, defence and space · Energy and climate tech

Traditional industries

Proptech · Edtech · Legaltech · Govtech and nonprofits · Agritech