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DevOps & CI/CD Engineer Market Demand in India

Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.

Hiring outlook
Growing

DevOps and CI/CD Engineer hiring in India has stayed strong through 2025 into 2026, with demand spread across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. Flipkart and Freshworks are among the more consistent hirers, and engineers who can build GitOps and infrastructure-as-code pipelines rather than just maintain legacy Jenkins setups continue to command the biggest premium.

Remote / hybrid
48%

of India DevOps & CI/CD Engineer roles advertise remote or hybrid working

Market activity
+11.0%

Year-on-year salary movement in India. Positive movement signals active market competition.

What's driving DevOps & CI/CD Engineer demand in India

Strongest in: E-commerce, fintech, and SaaS product teams, led by employers such as Flipkart and Freshworks

DevOps and CI/CD Engineer hiring in India has stayed strong through 2025 into 2026, with demand spread across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. Flipkart and Freshworks are among the more consistent hirers, and engineers who can build GitOps and infrastructure-as-code pipelines rather than just maintain legacy Jenkins setups continue to command the biggest premium.

Skills commanding the biggest premium right now

Salary premium over the India median for DevOps & CI/CD Engineers who list these skills.

CI/CD pipeline engineering+16%
Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)+14%
Container orchestration+12%

Top employers hiring in India

Companies with consistent or active DevOps & CI/CD Engineer hiring in India.

FlipkartFreshworksRazorpayZohoSwiggyWalmart Global Tech

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