Archive · 5 Sep 2025
US-India Trade Tensions Don't Stop Tech Hiring Surge
Even though the US and India aren't getting along perfectly with trade, big tech companies from the US are hiring lots of people in India.
Companies like Meta, Amazon, and Google have hired over 30,000 people in the past year.
They are hiring for important jobs, like those in tech, and they are also building new offices in India, showing they plan to stay.
This change from hiring lots of people to hiring more skilled ones is a big change.
US tech companies are hiring significantly in India, despite trade tensions.
Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Google have hired over 30,000 employees in India in the past year.
This marks the largest 12-month hiring growth in three years.
Openings are primarily for mid and senior-level roles in areas like engineering, program, and product management.
Companies are expanding their presence with new offices and strategic hires.
- Who
- Major US tech companies (Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google)
- What
- Increased hiring in India despite US-India trade tensions.
- When
- Between August 2024 and August 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- Not explicitly stated in the articles, but the hiring trend is highly focused on capability-driven roles
- Hiring Increase (Aug 2024-2025)
- 30%+ year-over-year
- Companies Hiring
- Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Google
- New Hires in Past Year
- 30,000+
- Office Space Expansion
- Microsoft (Hyderabad), Apple (Bengaluru), Meta (Bengaluru), Google (Bengaluru), OpenAI (New Delhi)
- Job Roles
- Mid and senior-level roles in Engineering & IT, program management, and product management
