"Now is a good time to hire in Ukraine: if you need 200 people, they are there, with the necessary specialization and experience in leading companies." Who is Capgemini Engineering hiring and is there a place for Junam in the company?

Currently, according to him, Capgemini has about 1,100 specialists in Ukraine. «If possible, we will grow to even two thousand, but the budget and realistic plan are about 1,400–1,450 people by the end of the year,» the top manager of the IT company shares his plans.

He added that the company hires remotely, but within Ukraine. «Yes, we have colleagues from Kharkiv. The only restriction — and this is a red line for us — we cannot cooperate with those who are in temporarily occupied territories. But within the controlled territory there are no restrictions,» Shimov told DOU in an interview.

Vlad also called hiring beginners a big problem for the entire industry. «With the development of Generative AI, many routine tasks that juniors could grow on are being automated. Because of this, it is more difficult for new specialists to get into the industry. Companies will have to invest in newcomers, give them jobs, even if they do not yet bring commercial benefit. We have a stable percentage of juniors, whom we hire and try to integrate into projects, but we understand that this is a bottleneck,» he says.

According to Shymov, the company has no restrictions on hiring — it’s a matter of demand. «If there is demand, we hire in Ukraine. We have been recruiting people continuously throughout the war, although the procedures for vetting candidates may have changed somewhat. In addition, now is a favorable time for hiring in Ukraine: if you need 200 people, they are there, with the necessary specialization and experience in leading companies,» he noted.

Shimov added that currently there is an acute shortage of specialists in chip development and design in the world. «This problem is also relevant for Ukraine. To train a VLSI specialist, it takes about four years of practice. This is a long and complex process, so the number of specialists is limited,» said the top manager of Capgemini in Ukraine.

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