Bengaluru Leads India’s Forward-Deployed Engineering Talent Pool
Business · First reported 4 Nov, 01:35 · Updated 02:13
A report by FDE Academy says Bengaluru accounts for 34% of India’s forward-deployed engineering talent, with Hyderabad and Delhi NCR next. It also reports that Big Tech employs the largest share of these professionals.
- Bengaluru accounts for 34% of India’s FDE talent, followed by Hyderabad at 14% and Delhi NCR at 13%; together, the three centres hold 61% of the talent pool.
- Big Tech employs 38% of FDE professionals. Product companies and IT services and consulting firms each account for 24%, while AI-first startups account for 14%.
- The report says about 70% of FDE professionals have eight years of experience or less; it also identifies engineering, customer engagement and problem-solving as skills sought for these roles.
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- Bengaluru share
- 34% of India’s FDE talent
- Hyderabad share
- 14%
- Delhi NCR share
- 13%
- Top three hubs combined
- 61%
- FDE professionals employed by Big Tech
- 38%
- Professionals with eight years’ experience or less
- Around 70%
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