Rakuten to double IT engineer head count in India

E-commerce group to add 1,000 workers in Bangalore in global race for tech talent

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The algorithms that drive Rakuten's business in Japan are increasingly being written by engineers in India. (Source photos by Rakuten and Masayuki Terazawa)

WATARU SUZUKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Rakuten plans to double its workforce in India within two years, as the Japanese e-commerce group joins a wave of global tech giants in the race for engineering talent.

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