eBay Inc. and PayPal, an online payment company, have jointly launched a new global development centre in Chennai. The facility currently houses a development staff of approximately 1,000 people and the companies plan to hire hundreds of additional technical positions over the next two years.
“We’re thrilled that one of the world’s most innovative and successful companies has selected Chennai as a home for its new development centre,” commented A Raja, union minister, communications and information technology. “eBay and PayPal provide our community with fantastic career opportunities and we look forward to the companies’ continued success and presence in the region.”
“We’ve been extremely pleased with the early success of our Chennai development centre,” said Scott Thompson, chief technology officer, PayPal. “Hundreds of talented men and women have already joined eBay and PayPal and we continue to aggressively hire to build our fantastic team in Chennai.”
eBay Inc. and PayPal are currently recruiting technical professionals with expertise in product development, software engineering and other IT functions. Those interested in applying can send resumes to IDC@paypal.com or idc_hiring@ebay.com. Source: efytimes
