Upskilling start-up Scaler has announced that it is ramping up hiring by hiring over 600 professionals by December 2022 to meet the growing demand for skilled tech talent in the industry. 

As per the company’s statement, the recruitment will happen across the Sales, Careers (B2B Enterprise team), Instructors and Operations teams. With Scaler adding over 2500 learners monthly and having a strength of 1800+ employees, Scaler is eyeing to expand its workforce by 35% to keep up with the organisation's growing needs. 

Abhimanyu Saxena, Co-Founder of Scaler and Interviewbit, said, “Our hiring plans are a result of the rapid growth we have witnessed over the last three years. With our recent expansion to the US, we are eyeing a $17 million MRR (monthly run rate) in December 2022 with an ARR (annualised run rate) of $200 million.” 

He also added that since 2019, the company has onboarded and helped over 25,000 learners cumulatively with industry-vetted curriculum and mentors. 

Since its inception in 2019, Scaler has raised total funding of $76.5 million and has embarked fund of $50 million for acquisitions till March 2023.

As per NASSCOM's report, India could face a 14-19 lakh techies shortage by 2026. To curb the shortage, many tech companies looking to hire tech talent to manage the situation.