Compass Aims To Double Headcount In India

Compass, Inc. (NYSE: COMP), a leading real estate technology company, today announced that it intends to double its headcount in India at the Compass India Development Centre (IDC) over the next few months.

Headquartered in the U.S., Compass provides an end-to-end platform that empowers residential real estate agents to deliver exceptional service to seller and buyer clients. The Compass platform includes an integrated suite of cloud-based software for customer relationship management, marketing, client service and other critical functionality, all custom-built for the real estate industry and enabling the company’s core brokerage services.

The Compass IDC, located in Hyderabad’s Financial District, is the only technology hub Compass operates outside of the U.S. and complements the company’s tech hubs in New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C. Compass’ global technology talent pool of 850+ product and engineering professionals has made a significant contribution towards the substantial business growth of the company.

The Compass IDC has 200+ employees, with agile, highly-skilled software engineers and product teams who have developed multiple cloud based services since launching the centre in Q1- 2020. Talent acquisition for the IDC continues to be focused around engineering and development of next-gen technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Cloud Computing, Data Analytics, Robotic Process Automation (RPA) and iOS and Android development.

"India is home to some of the finest technology talent powered by entrepreneurial thinking and innovation critical for transforming industries. Their ability to adapt to a fast-paced and changing work environment accompanied by strong technical skills makes them perfect candidates for an organization like ours," said Joseph Sirosh, Compass Chief Technology Officer.

The major focus of Compass IDC has been on expediting software engineering and development across the fields of Mobile Apps, Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, RPA and Data analytics. The team has played an integral role in the launch of new features in the Compass platform for CRM, marketing, client service, 3D virtual tours, and more.

“The Compass IDC has an exceptional track record for hiring and retaining world-class talent and this has continued throughout the pandemic. We believe in providing technology innovators with the freedom to work independently and by embracing the power of entrepreneurial thinking we’ve been able to build an extremely competent team despite these challenging times,” continued Sirosh. “We’re looking for people who move fast, dream big, and want to shape the direction of their own careers while shaping the future of real estate through cutting edge innovation.”