Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: Hiring in India’s e-commerce and quick commerce sector has grown sharply by 35 per cent over the last two years, with companies increasingly focusing on technology and execution capabilities, a new report said on March 26. According to a report by CIEL HR, total hiring demand in the sector rose from 73,320 roles in 2023 to nearly 98,750 roles in 2025.
“This growth is also accelerating a structural shift in hiring, as e-commerce companies move beyond expansion-led recruitment to build deeper capability in platform resilience, fulfilment precision and AI-enabled customer experience,” it said. Technology and engineering roles have seen the biggest jump, with demand increasing more than three times in the last two years.
Roles such as software developers, DevOps engineers, solution architects and AI and machine learning experts are now at the centre of hiring strategies. Supply chain and fulfillment demand has risen by 25 per cent over the same period, the report stated.
Positions like warehouse managers, inventory controllers and city operations leads are becoming increasingly important, especially for quick commerce companies as companies expand their reach into smaller cities and focus on improving delivery efficiency.
