American tech giant Uber Technologies Inc (UBER: NYSE) plans to hire about 250 engineers, to expand its technology and product teams in India.

Uber on June 9 announced it is recruiting close to 250 engineers for its Bengaluru and Hyderabad-based teams, as the company continues to expand the scope of operations for its engineering and product work in the country.

The current round of hiring will strengthen the company’s rider and driver growth, delivery, eats, digital payments, risk & compliance, marketplace, customer obsession, infrastructure, adtech, data, safety and finance technology teams, a Uber statement said.

These roles are currently split between the Hyderabad and Bengaluru tech centres.

Uber said its expansion plans are in line with its vision to make mobility and delivery more accessible, and to become the backbone of transportation in over 10,000 cities across the globe.

Uber has started reaching out to prospective candidates for building new teams and adding to existing ones, including Uber infrastructure, Eats, Marketplace, Risk and Payments, Uber for Business (U4B), marketing and advertising platforms.

Source: https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/uber-to-hire-close-to-250-engineers-in-india-to-expand-tech-product-teams/article34766660.ece