Mercado Libre will hire 8,200 Mexicans, so you can apply

A particularly notable focus is the expansion of the Technology team, with the incorporation of 2,500 new professionals. This increase represents a growth of 50% compared to the previous year, being mainly driven by the expansion of Mercado Pago's financial services. By the end of 2024, Mercado Libre's technology team throughout the region is expected to exceed 15,600 specialists.

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It is expected that by the end of the year the Mercado Libre team in Mexico will reach 24,000 collaborators, which reflects a positive impact on thousands of people locally.

Another fundamental aspect of the hiring plan is the strengthening of the Logistics team, which will receive more than 14,000 new professionals during the year, mainly in Mexico and Brazil. These additions will contribute to improving the company's own logistics network.

For people interested in joining the Mercado Libre team, all job opportunities are available at mercadolibre.com/empleos.

Mercado Libre avoids personnel cuts

While the Argentine marketplace is hiring staff, other large technology companies, such as Google, Meta, Microsoft and Amazon, have had staff cuts since 2022. This year alone, according to data collected by the site Layoff.fyi, 257 tech companies had layoffs, which represented the reduction of 74,591 employees.

In 2022, layoffs were around 164,700, and 2023 saw an approximately 47.2% increase in the number of layoffs compared to the previous year.

This year, Tesla tops the list with 14,000 layoffs, followed by Google with 12,000, Meta with 11,000 and Amazon with 10,000.