Meta to hire engineers, AI specialists for upcoming Bengaluru office
What's the story
Meta, the tech conglomerate formerly known as Facebook, is poised to expand its footprint in India with a new office in Bengaluru.
The company's expansion strategy involves hiring engineers and product specialists with expertise in artificial intelligence (AI).
This move puts Meta in line with other tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon that have already set up strong engineering and product teams across India.
Recruitment drive
Job listing reveals plans for Bengaluru office
A job posting on Meta's website shows that the company is looking for an engineering director.
The person hired shall be responsible for building a strong technical team in Bengaluru, contributing significantly to the firm's long-term engineering presence in India.
The upcoming Bengaluru center will be established by the company's enterprise engineering team, Meta employees revealed in posts on LinkedIn.
Center's role
Bengaluru center to boost internal productivity
The upcoming Bengaluru center will develop internal tools to boost productivity within Meta.
The company is also looking for hardware engineers who can support its expanding AI infrastructure, including data center operations and custom chip development.
Although Meta has offices in Gurugram, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru since 2010, this marks a shift in the company's focus toward engineering roles in India.
Talent hunt
Meta seeks software engineers for next-gen products
Along with hardware engineers, Meta is also looking for software engineers who can build "next-generation" products.
The goal is to "connect the next billion people" and build new features that drive "billions of interactions per day," the company's job listings state.
This recruitment drive comes as part of Meta's push over the last year to tap into India's fast-growing AI developer base and push its Llama family of large language models.
Investment strategy
AI infrastructure investment and future plans
Meta has been ramping up its global AI infrastructure spending. The company intends to spend between $60 billion and $65 billion in capital expenditures (CapEx) to strengthen its AI efforts in 2025.
Last month, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed during an earnings call that the company will invest "hundreds of billions of dollars" in AI infrastructure in the long term, seeing it as a strategic advantage.