Infosys to hire 6,000 engineers

Infosys employees share a lighter moment during a break at the company headquarters in Bangalore, India, Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. The CEO of India-based outsourcing and information technology company Infosys, Vishal Sikka, has resigned following differences between him and some founders of the company, including Narayana Murthy. A company statement said Friday that the board of directors accepted his resignation as the managing director and CEO and appointed U.B. Pravin Rao to be interim CEO and managing director. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Unfazed by recent upheavals at the board, Infosys will continue to hire about 6,000 engineers annually over next 1-2 years, the same as last fiscal, according to a top company official.

The country’s second-largest software services firm has also ramped up its hiring process in the U.S. and European markets as it looks to tap opportunities and tide over visa-related issues.

“... we continue to recruit. This year that just concluded, we had a net addition of 6,000 and we expect similar kind of additions over the next 1 or 2 years, depending on the kind of growth you see in the market,” Infosys interim-CEO and MD, U.B. Pravin Rao, said at an investor meet last week.