People
Member-obsessed engineers, designers, analysts, and ops leaders who do the right thing — every time.
- Membership analytics & member services
- Trust, safety & risk
- People analytics & HR tech
Costco Wholesale India Private Limited · Global Capability Center
Powering Costco worldwide, from Hyderabad.
We bring together extraordinary people, modern technology, and disciplined process to deliver member-first experiences for Costco worldwide.
By the numbers
$254B
FY2024 revenue
Costco Wholesale Corporation
81.4M
Paid memberships
~145.9M cardholders worldwide
924+
Warehouses
Across 11 countries
24×7
Global delivery
Engineered from Hyderabad
01Our story
A Costco-grade engine, built in India.
Costco Wholesale India Private Limited is the Global Capability Center for Costco Wholesale Corporation — the design, build, and operate engine for the technology and operations that serve Costco's warehouses, e-commerce, and members worldwide. Announced publicly in 2025, we're scaling from Hyderabad with one operating mandate: bring the same quality-at-lowest-cost discipline that has defined Costco for over forty years to the systems and processes that power it.
The operating standard
01
Obey the law
Compliance and ethics, end to end.
The law is irrefutable. We conduct our work in total compliance with the laws and regulations of every community in which we operate — workplace safety, fair employment, anti-bribery, quality standards, and data protection (including India's DPDP Act, 2023, and the EU's GDPR for member data we handle on behalf of Costco worldwide). Integrity is the floor, not the ceiling: no deadline, deal, or shortcut is worth compromising it.
02
Take care of our members
Quality, value, and trust — every day.
Costco's members are our reason for being. Every system we design, every process we operate, ladders up to a single promise: high-quality goods and services at the lowest possible prices. We measure success by whether the work makes a member's day better — not by what is internally convenient or impressive.
03
Take care of our employees
Care, craft, and growth as a way of working.
Our employees are our most important asset. We pledge competitive wages, comprehensive benefits, a safe and inclusive workplace free from harassment, an open-door policy that gives anyone access to senior leadership, and a strong bias toward promotion from within. We hire for the long term and invest in the careers we hire for.
04
Respect our suppliers
Long-term partnerships, fair dealing.
Our suppliers are partners, not vendors. We pay our invoices on time, share information transparently, honour the terms we negotiate, and build relationships that last decades — because the quality our members count on rests on suppliers who trust us enough to keep investing in delivering it consistently.
Reward our shareholders — the natural outcome of living the four principles above.
If we obey the law, take care of our members and our employees, and respect our suppliers, our shareholders will be rewarded. It is the explicit promise of Costco's Code of Ethics — not a separate goal but the compound interest of doing the first four well, year after year, for over forty years.
Why a GCC, why India, why Hyderabad?
India hosts the world's largest concentration of Global Capability Centers — a mature sector that has become a primary platform for global enterprises to build engineering, data, and operations capabilities at scale. Hyderabad pairs that talent density with strong policy support, modern infrastructure, and a tech corridor that has compounded for over two decades. It is a fit for Costco's quality-at-scale operating style and our long-term horizon for the India GCC.
Talent density
Hyderabad's tech corridor — among India's strongest engineering, data, and SRE ecosystems, with a deep bench of operators who have shipped at global scale.
Global delivery
Time-zone coverage that complements HQ in Issaquah, with 24×7 follow-the-sun operations for member services, security, and platform reliability.
Speed to scale
Build, learn, and ramp without compromising standards — local infrastructure, hiring, and policy support are tuned for compounded scale, not one-off builds.
~1,000
planned employees in Hyderabad
2025
year of public announcement
02Capabilities
People · Technology · Process — three pillars, one engine.
The India GCC focuses on predictive inventory, membership analytics, omnichannel fulfilment, and cybersecurity — all in service of a member-first promise.
Technology
Modern platforms that move at warehouse speed and member scale.
- GCP, BigQuery, GitHub Actions, GKE
- Data engineering & lakehouse
- AI / ML & responsible Generative AI
Process
Disciplined operations and continuous improvement, end to end.
- Predictive inventory & merchandising
- Omnichannel fulfilment & supply chain
- Finance & accounting tech
The operating standard
Three rules. One promise.
Build for warehouse speed —
ship fast, decide quickly, cut what doesn't matter.
Operate at member scale —
every system designed to hold up under millions.
Maintain Costco-grade for forty-plus years —
the same standard, refused to drift, refused to soften.
Run from one campus in Hyderabad.
03Where we work
Built in Hyderabad.
A purpose-built campus in Madhapur — at the heart of India's most dynamic tech corridor.
Hyderabad · TelanganaHQ · India GCC
Capitaland, Madhapur
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Our Hyderabad campus brings People, Technology, and Process under one roof — engineering, data, AI, operations, finance tech, and member-experience teams collaborating with Costco business and product partners worldwide.
Modern campus
Capitaland, Madhapur — Hyderabad's tech corridor.
Hybrid teams
Collaboration spaces, focus zones, war-rooms.
Award-aligned
Targeting Great Place to Work culture.
Connected
Close to Hitech City metro & expressways.
What to expect on campus
Modern campus
Purpose-built workspaces in Madhapur — Hyderabad's tech corridor.
Collaboration zones
Open team areas, focus rooms, and war-rooms for the work that demands it.
Meeting & video rooms
Connected rooms designed for partner overlap with HQ in Issaquah.
Wellness & cafeteria
Cafeteria with daily menus and wellness amenities for the team.
Green-aligned design
Energy-efficient floors and reduced single-use plastics across the campus.
Connected location
Close to the Hitech City metro, expressways, and the broader Madhapur ecosystem.
04Life @ Costco India
A workplace built on care, craft, and community.
Costco's Code of Ethics is a way of working. Here's how it shows up day-to-day in India.
Belonging
Inclusive teams where every voice counts. Employee resource groups, women in tech, and accessibility-first events.
Growth
Learning budgets, certifications, internal mobility, and Costco-funded technical academies.
Wellbeing
Comprehensive health cover for you and your dependents, mental wellness support, and parental leave.
Sustainability
Green campuses, reduced printing, clean-commute incentives, and CSR aligned with India initiatives.
Community
Hackathons, demo days, family days, and warehouse experience visits.
Craft
Engineering excellence guilds, design critiques, and a culture of curious tinkering.
05Inside the campus
A working environment, sketched.
Until our shutter clicks, here's the campus the way our teams describe it. Each tile maps to a real space at Capitaland, Madhapur.
Atrium
Focus zone
Huddle room
Café
War-room
Outdoor terrace
Illustrations — campus photography to follow.
06Leadership
Operators who lead from the floor.
Costco has had only three CEOs in 40+ years — that's how seriously the company takes principled leadership. Our India team carries that same operating culture.
RV
GlobalRon Vachris
President & CEO, Costco Wholesale
Joined Costco in 1982 as a forklift driver at Price Club; appointed CEO in January 2024 as the company's third chief executive.
RM
IndiaRajeev Mall
CEO, Costco Wholesale India GCC
Leads the India GCC. Previously VP Global Business Services at Mondelēz International and Group CIO at Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan.
VK
IndiaVenkat Kadambi
Director, Operations — Costco India GCC
Leads operations at the Costco India GCC.
India
Engineering Lead
Director, Engineering — Costco India GCC
This seat is open. The next leader will own engineering, platforms, and SRE for the India GCC.
See open roles →Great Place to Work
Targeted certification
Top Employer
Recognized for culture & benefits
ISO 27001
Information security aligned
Green Campus
LEED-aligned workspaces
07Careers
1 live roles. All in Hyderabad.
Costco India GCC hiring is facilitated by Talent500. Tiles below are pulled from the live Talent500 listing — every link goes straight to the official job page to apply.
Don't see your role?
New roles open regularly across engineering, data, AI, cloud, security, ops, and finance — all in Hyderabad.
List verified 2026-04-25. Refresh on Talent500
08Careers FAQ
What candidates ask us most.
If your question isn't here, the recruiter you're matched with on Talent500 can answer it after you apply.
09News & insights
From our teams, to the world.
Announcements, hiring updates, and links to Costco's broader programs.
Announcement2025Costco announces its first Global Capability Center in India.
A purpose-built engine in Hyderabad to power Costco's technology and operations worldwide. Initial scale: ~1,000 employees.
Photo by Aman Upadhyay on Unsplash
Hiring2026Hiring across engineering, data, AI, cloud, security, and quality.
All India GCC openings are facilitated by Talent500. See the Careers section for live roles, or jump straight to the official portal.
Photo by Mimi Thian on Unsplash
SustainabilityCostco globalClimate Action Plan: net-zero by 2050; SBTi-aligned 2030 targets.
Costco committed to net-zero across the value chain, with a 39% Scope 1+2 reduction and a 20% Scope 3 intensity reduction by 2030.
Photo by Karsten Wurth on Unsplash
10ESG & CSR
Doing the right thing, the Costco way.
Costco's Climate Action Plan and ESR framework cover climate, food sustainability, natural resources, people, and governance. We extend it locally in India.
Net-zero by 2050
Costco committed to net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions across the value chain by 2050, with science-based interim targets.
−39% Scope 1 + 2 by 2030
Absolute reduction in operational emissions vs a 2020 baseline — SBTi-approved.
100% renewable electricity by 2035
Steady transition of purchased electricity globally; 21% achieved in calendar year 2023.
Environment
Energy-efficient campuses, reduced single-use plastics, and circular IT to lower e-waste.
Social
Education, skilling, and community outreach with NGOs across Telangana.
Governance
Robust ethics, anti-bribery, data protection, and supplier diligence aligned with Costco global.
11Contact
Talk to us.
For partnerships, press, careers questions, or general inquiries — we'd love to hear from you.
Capitaland, Madhapur
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Costco Wholesale India Private Limited
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