Asia Pacific · India
Bangalore
The largest engineering talent market in Asia and the default location for global capability centres.
- Hub score
- 88
- Cost of living
- 32
- Median rent
- $480
- Internet speed
- 96 Mbps
Composite of talent, capital, output
100 = US national average
Per month
Bangalore supplies engineering capacity at a scale no other city matches. The market has matured well past outsourcing: product ownership, platform engineering and senior leadership roles now sit locally at most global employers.
Strengths
- Unmatched engineering volume
- Deep platform and infrastructure skills
- Cost structure enables large teams
- Mature GCC operating playbooks
Watch-outs
- Attrition remains high in hot skill areas
- Counter-offer inflation at senior levels
- Infrastructure and commute constraints
- Population
- 13.6M
- Timezone
- UTC+5:30
- Currency
- INR
- Talent pool
- 1.5M technology workers
- Visa note
- Local hiring is the norm; employment-of-record covers companies without an entity.
91 open roles
Live job postings in Bangalore →
Compensation
What tech roles pay in Bangalore
Median base salary by role, adjusted for the Bangalore market.
| Role | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $41k | $52k |
| Product Manager | $42k | $54k |
| Data Scientist | $40k | $49k |
| Data Engineer | $42k | $53k |
| Analytics Engineer | $36k | $44k |
| Machine Learning Engineer | $57k | $72k |
| Product Designer | $34k | $42k |
| UX Researcher | $31k | $38k |
| DevOps Engineer | $42k | $52k |
| Security Engineer | $48k | $60k |
| Engineering Manager | $58k | $73k |
| Technical Program Manager | $45k | $56k |
| Account Executive | $25k | $32k |
| Customer Success Manager | $22k | $28k |
Employers
Notable companies in Bangalore
Stripe
Payments infrastructure for internet businesses, from startups to global enterprises.
Snowflake
Cloud data platform separating storage from compute across every major cloud.
Databricks
Data and AI platform built on the lakehouse architecture and open table formats.
Salesforce
The enterprise CRM standard, expanded into a sprawling platform through sustained acquisition.
Atlassian
Software team tooling anchored by Jira and Confluence, sold with minimal sales touch.
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FAQ
Common questions
What is the cost of living like in Bangalore?
Bangalore's cost of living index is 32 (100 = US national average), with median rent around $480/month.
What is the tech talent pool like in Bangalore?
1.5M technology workers
Is Bangalore hiring for tech roles right now?
Yes — there are 91 open roles in Bangalore right now.