Meta expands in Bengaluru, hiring AI engineers for new office
Bengaluru: Tech giant Meta is expanding its footprint in India with a new office in Bengaluru and plans to recruit engineers and product specialists focused on artificial intelligence (AI), The Economic Times reported.
With this move, Meta joins major technology firms like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, which have already built strong engineering and product teams in Bengaluru and across India.
A job listing on Meta’s website reveals that the company is seeking an engineering director to establish a robust technical team in Bengaluru.
This role will be instrumental in shaping Meta's long-term engineering operations in India, according to the report.
LinkedIn posts from Meta employees indicate that the new Bengaluru centre will be developed by the company's enterprise engineering team, which focuses on creating internal tools to enhance productivity in Meta.
The company is also hiring hardware engineers to support its expanding AI infrastructure, including data centre operations and custom chip development.
Meta, which entered the Indian market in 2010, already operates offices in cities like Gurugram, New Delhi, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
However, its workforce in India has primarily been engaged in non-engineering roles such as sales, marketing, business development, operations, policy, legal, and finance.
A Meta spokesperson confirmed that the company is looking to hire a "small number of engineering professionals" in Bengaluru.
India is Meta’s largest user market, with over a billion people using its platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Meanwhile, earlier this week, Google inaugurated a major campus in Bengaluru, named "Ananta," which houses teams from divisions such as Google DeepMind, Android, Search, Pay, Cloud, Maps, and Play.
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