Uber is expanding its technology footprint in India with new engineering campuses and a data center partnership aimed at supporting its overall product development and infrastructure operations.
On Thursday, Uber detailed plans to open two new campuses that can accommodate about 9,600 people in Bengaluru and Hyderabad by the end of 2027. The offices will add to Uber’s existing operations in the two Indian cities, which are both software and engineering hubs.
In addition, Uber said it had works with the Indian conglomerate Adani Group to build its first data center in the country, which is expected to come online in the fourth quarter of 2026. The announcements were made during Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi’s latest visit to India.
Uber currently employs about 3,500 people in India and said it will continue to hire more technical talent as it ramps up AI-related investments globally. The company is hiring for roles spanning genetic artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomous vehicle operations and back-end infrastructure.
India has become an important engineering and product development base for global technology companies due to its large pool of software talent. For Uber, the expansion comes as the company looks for new areas of growth beyond ride-hailing and invests more in artificial intelligence, automation and autonomous vehicle technologies. Earlier this year, Uber invested $330 million to its India unit to strengthen its footprint in the country.
However, India remains a challenging market for ride-hailing companies due to intense price competition, supply shortages, the high cost of incentivizing drivers and changing regulations that have services were occasionally disrupted in some cities. The company also faces increasing competition from local rivals such as Rapido, which Khosrowshahi said last year overtook Ola as its company’s biggest competitor in the country.
However, Uber appears to be eyeing India as a larger engineering and infrastructure base for its global operations as demand for AI talent and computing capacity grows.
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