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GO-JEK to Bring in 200 Engineers on Board in Bengaluru
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GO-JEK to Bring in 200 Engineers on Board in Bengaluru

Indonesia-based ride-hailing player called GO-JEK has been planning to appoint 200 engineers in Bengaluru. This is being done to expand the portfolio of products in food delivery, taxi-sharing, logistics and digital payments among others. This step is being taken by the company with an aim to expand its presence across SouthEast Asia. In May, GO-JEK had said it would invest $500 million to enter markets like Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. It was last month that the company forayed into Vietnam's capital of Hanoi under the brand Go-Viet. With this, GO-JEK stated that it would be bringing in key officials across various product segments such as Data Scientists, Full-stack engineers, Data Engineers, Product Managers, UI/UX designers and Backend Engineers. The basic purpos...
Indian IT Industry Will Layoff 2 Lakh Engineers For Next 3 Years
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Indian IT Industry Will Layoff 2 Lakh Engineers For Next 3 Years

Executive search firm Head Hunters India today said the job cuts in IT sector will be between 1.75 lakh and 2 lakh annually for next three years due to under-preparedness in adapting to newer technologies. "Contrary to media reports of 56,000 IT professionals to lose jobs this year, the actual job cuts will be between 1.75 lakh and 2 lakh per year in next three years, due to under- preparedness in adapting to newer technologies," Head Hunters India Founder-Chairman and MD K Lakshmikanth told PIXR8, analysing a report submitted by McKinsey & Company at the Nasscom India Leadership Forum on February 17. McKinsey & Company report had said nearly half of the workforce in the IT services firms will be "irrelevant" over the next 3-4 years. McKinsey India Managing Director Noshir...