Costco is expanding its tech hub in Hyderabad, focusing on AI and cybersecurity to support its global operations.
Chief Information and Digital Officer Javier Polit said the center is "playing a key role in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity" and said the team (currently just over 70 people) will grow to several hundred staff over the next five to six years.
Hyderabad center builds global geofencing tool
Thanks to AI has delivered productivity gains of up to 60% in some technology projects, the Hyderabad center now builds global tools like a Hyderabad-developed geofencing tool that make store check-ins smoother.
The team also will support data and analytics, business software and digital advertising operations.
Costco plans to hire more employees here (moving from half contractors to mostly staff), showing it's serious about growing its own engineering talent for future expansion.