Companies look to ramp up tech capabilities, hire more people: Report

Startups look to launch new products, ramp up tech capabilities and expand leadership.

Byju’s, which recently acquired Aakash Educational Services for $1 billion, is aiming to hire up to 8,000 people in the next year, including top-level executives.

“As we expand our footprint, we plan to scale up our recruitment in technical and non-technical roles,” Pravin Prakash, chief people officer at Byju’s, told Mint.

“Technology hiring will take centre stage this year at Byju’s. The team is steadfastly launching new products and looking at skilled tech and product professionals in the artificial intelligence, machine learning, data science and analytics divisions,” Pravin told the publication.