Uber to open two India engineering campuses with 9,600 seats by 2027

Uber is deepening its India bet with two new engineering campuses that will give it room for about 9,600 people by the end of 2027, a sign that the country is becoming more than a growth market and is now central to how the company builds software, infrastructure and operations.

The company said on May 14, 2026 that it will open campuses in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The Bengaluru site will seat 5,000 people across 1.1 million square feet, while the Hyderabad centre will house 4,600 employees in 901,115 square feet. Uber currently employs about 3,500 people in India, and it is hiring for generative AI, machine learning, autonomous vehicle operations and back-end infrastructure as it expands its technical base.

The expansion comes as Uber’s India footprint has become its largest engineering hub outside the US, with lessons from India now being used across more than 75 countries. That makes the campuses more than a hiring story. India has become a place where Uber tests and refines product decisions that can then scale globally, from pricing and consumer experience to driver earnings, two-wheelers, train-ticket booking and first- and last-mile connectivity.

Uber’s India tech hub began in 2014 with just three people in Hyderabad. By 2021, the team had grown to more than 750 engineering staff. In May 2025, Uber’s chief technology officer said the India engineering team had reached 2,200 and would double over the next three to five years. The new campuses suggest that trajectory is continuing, and that Uber is building for a much larger share of its global technical workforce in India.

The company is also widening the role of its India operations beyond engineering. In December 2025, Uber launched a B2B logistics network on the government-backed ONDC platform, while two-wheelers remain a key growth category even as the business faces regulatory hurdles and competition from local rivals such as Rapido. The company said its first India data centre, being built with the Adani Group, is expected to go online in the fourth quarter of 2026.

Dara Khosrowshahi’s latest India visit underscored the strategic shift. He met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi during the week of the announcement and visited Uber’s Hyderabad office on Wednesday. For Uber, India is increasingly where product development, infrastructure and operating strategy converge.