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

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