Japanese electronic commerce and online retailing company Rakuten, based in Tokyo, plans to double its workforce in India to 2,000 within two years at its Bangalore-based unit, Rakuten India Enterprise.
Despite the company’s online shopping platform not being available in India, the algorithms that power the $37 billion business in Japan are increasingly written by India’s engineering talent. They are also responsible for developing software for Rakuten’s online brokerage arm, as well as running a 24-hour security operation.
Yasufumi Hirai, Rakuten’s chief information officer and chief information security officer said, “It was getting difficult to recruit talent that meets our expectations in Japan, which prompted us to turn to India. We want to secure resources in areas like data science and AI, as well as 5G and IoT in the mobile segment.”
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
