TechGig Helps Infosys Identify the Next Wave of Top Coders

NEW DELHI, May 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

TechGig Code Gladiators is absolutely essential to helping us discover the best and brightest coders - Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO and MD, Infosys

'Coding' at TechGig Code Gladiators is not just about writing an optimized code. It has more to do with innovation and problem-finding attitude. And this is exactly what excites Infosys CEO about TechGig Code Gladiators. Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO and MD, Infosys, asserts on the fact that Code Gladiators is essential to discover the brightest coders and entrepreneurs. According to him, TechGig Code Gladiators will help him discover the talent he wants in Infosys.

Speaking of their association with TechGig, Dr. Vishal Sikka, CEO and MD, Infosys explains, "The critical skills of our future are about problem finding, about curiosity and learning in everything that we do, and in looking beyond what is known to us. As we look to build this type of culture inside Infosys, a culture of innovators and problem finders, TechGig Code Gladiators is absolutely essential to helping us discover not only the best and brightest coders, but the entrepreneurs who have a passion for leveraging technology to amplify the work we do. We are really excited to see who emerges from these intense 10 days, and who can help elevate our collective potential to do more and be more."

Mr. Gautam Sinha, CEO, Times Internet, said, "I'm a coder, and this is a distinct pleasure, because this event is not about the best singer, or the best artist, but the best coder. My personal commitment is to make TechGig Code Gladiators 2017 a success. With the partnerships that we forge, we will put our entire organization behind it - to make it successful."

Infosys is known as the pioneer of the Indian IT industry, having broken new ground and created many new business and employment opportunities, not only in India, but across the world. Infosys has raised the standard of employment, by offering world-class careers, facilities and resources, so that their employees can achieve a level of success that is the envy of others in the IT sector.

To help identify the next wave of top coders for their business expansion plans, Infosys partnered with TechGig Code Gladiators - the undisputed leader in coding contests which won the Limca Book National Record for being India's Largest Coding Contest in 2015 and 2016. This year, with over 208,094 registrations so far and a grand bounty worth over Rs. 3 crores to be won, the event promises to scale new unprecedented heights.

This year TechGig Code Gladiators is not limited to just coding but has expanded its horizon to e-commerce, Machine Learning, Data Science, Bots, DevOps, IoT, Big Data, IBM Watson, Android and Software Framework domains. With coding opportunities in over 50 programming languages, Code Gladiators gives all coders the weapons of their choice to test their mettle and skill at India's biggest coding arena.

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