Infosys ramps up lateral hiring: Tech giant offers cash referral bonuses; signals strong demand for tech talent

Infosys has stepped up lateral hiring across its development centres in India, offering cash rewards to employees who recommend candidates for open positions, signaling growing momentum in mid-career recruitment at the Bengaluru-headquartered software giant, according to an ET report.In an internal communication, Infosys outlined referral bonuses of Rs 10,000 for job level 3 hires, Rs 25,000 for level 4, Rs 35,000 for level 5, and Rs 50,000 for level 6. Openings span engineering, quality engineering, enterprise application integration, and the strategic technology group, with experience requirements ranging from two-three years to 13-15 years depending on the role.“This is the first time we have received back-to-back mails encouraging recommendations for vacancies that run into several pages,” said one employee. Infosys, when contacted via email, stated it was in a silent period and could not comment.The vacancies are spread across development centres in Delhi/NCR, Pune, Noida, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysuru, Chandigarh, and Hubballi. Roles include VOIP experts, data analysts, data scientists, solution designers, blockchain developers, Java developers, network designers, aerospace engineers, specialist programmers, and technology architects. Candidates must hold a BE, ME, MCA, or MSc degree and should not have appeared for any Infosys selection process in the past six months.The recruitment drive follows an earlier initiative in June where senior employees were invited to participate in campus hiring panels to recruit digital specialist engineers from colleges across the country. Senior employees at job level five and above with at least one year of service and a performance rating of “met expectations” or higher were eligible to participate.The hiring push comes ahead of Infosys announcing its Q2FY26 results on Thursday, October 16. Peers such as TCS, HCL Tech, and Tech Mahindra have reported growth in deal momentum over the past week, indicating clients are increasingly looking beyond tariff-related uncertainties. While TCS has cut nearly 20,000 jobs, other IT companies, including Infosys, are adding to their workforce to meet rising project execution demands.