News: India-based mobile tech startup AppyHigh announces aggressive hiring plans

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India-based mobile tech startup AppyHigh announces aggressive hiring plans

With a monthly user growth of 10X in 2021, India-based mobile tech startup AppyHigh is looking to double its headcount. The startup is looking to hire for 100 roles across product, app development, data science and marketing.
India-based mobile tech startup AppyHigh announces aggressive hiring plans

With a steep jump in active users, India-based mobile internet technology startup AppyHigh has announced plans to double its headcount. The startup is looking to hire about 100 staff across domains including app development, product, data science and marketing by the end of this year.

Founded in 2018, AppyHigh is dedicated to designing simplified fine products for the digital masses. Within three years of its launch, the mobile internet tech startup has launched 10+ chartbuster applications that have garnered more than 350 million downloads. 

Currently, the e-commerce startup has a highly skilled employee base of over 100, distributed across its headquarters in Gurgaon and its technology office in Hyderabad. Over 50% of the new hiring will be directed towards roles in product development, data scientists and engineering, with greater focus on engineers skilled in Kotlin, Node.js, Python and Flutter.

From work to productivity to entertainment to social networking, industry estimates reveal a highly smartphone dependent user base in India, with the country’s population spending nearly five hours everyday on their smartphones. Given India recently ranked as the second highest downloader of apps in 2021, AppyHigh’s hiring spree can be attributed to its ambition to capitalize on the Bharat growth potential.

“As people skip the PC Era and move to smartphones, they are accessing the internet for the first time directly through mobile, resulting in rapid adoption of apps for everyday use. We foresee a massive need for innovative product development to enhance the experience of smartphone users,” said AppyHigh Co-Founder Venus Dhuria. 

Further, the startup has also launched an internship-to-hire programme #AppyHire, to coach fresh graduates and support their transition into full-fledged professionals. A key driver of the programme is overcoming the ongoing talent war which remains an industry wide challenge.

Commenting on the programme, Dhuria added that the innovative product development the startup is looking for will require fresh thinking and this internship to hire programme is “a great way to bring younger talent on board so that the best of ideas come forward from a generation that is mobile native.”

Sharing his thoughts, AppyHigh’s Co-Founder Aneesh Rayancha said,  “Our #AppyHire programme is a great way to overcome the current challenges that the tech industry is witnessing due to a severe crunch in tech talent. The format also gives a chance to build talent from ground up and is a great way for those joining the workforce to build their confidence. It also paves way for employee loyalty in the long run.”

Reportedly, AppyHigh’s mobile - first suite of productivity & utility apps as well as those focused on social media creativity and design saw doubling of users in the last 12 months, fuelled by a remote and hybrid work setup adopted by most companies across the globe. The startup’s global product suite catering to the ‘digital hierarchy of needs’ of smartphone users, has fueled a monthly user growth of 10X in the last year.

It will be interesting to see how AppyHigh’s ambitious growth plans and aggressive hiring plans enable the company to deliver innovative offerings to the digital masses.

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