With a population of 20 million people, Mexico City represents the heart of Mexico’s economy. And while it’s true that the capital is the key center for business and commerce in general, another city has emerged as the de facto tech capital of the country.
Found in the Western state of Jalisco, Guadalajara is often referred to as Mexico’s Silicon Valley thanks to a robust tech ecosystem that grows stronger each year.
The city has already attracted big tech companies like Facebook, Google, Apple, Netflix, and LinkedIn and houses over 1,000 tech companies, helping to drive innovation and create over 150,000 jobs.
As a result, 40% of the entire IT industry in Mexico is now concentrated in the state of Jalisco.
Guadalajara has come to dominate Mexico’s tech sector for several reasons. With 16 prestigious technology institutes and 12 universities, the state of Jalisco is helping to produce a new generation of highly educated professionals and contributing to the 130,000 software engineers who graduate in Mexico each year.
With close geographical proximity and a talented labor market, Guadalajara offered an ideal solution to the oversaturated market and competitive conditions in the original Silicon Valley, helping the city rapidly establish itself as a center for research, innovation, and development in Mexico and internationally.
Now, a new office from multinational Ness Digital Engineering is set to open even more job opportunities for local tech talent.
Ness Digital Engineering looks to Guadalajara for digital innovation
The tech sector in Guadalajara is set to be bolstered even further following news that digital services transformation company Ness Digital Engineering (Ness) is set to open a new office in Mexico, it’s first in Latin America. Headquartered in New York, the company has already established 11 innovation hubs in key locations worldwide.
The new center represents the latest addition to company operations, recognizing the strategic relevance of Guadalajara’s robust tech ecosystem.
It will serve as a hub for digital innovation and help Ness significantly scale up its ability to deliver specialized digital advisory offerings and engineering solutions to clients and partners
To support this expansion, Ness plans to hire more than 200 professionals in Mexico by the end of 2026, with a focus on talented engineers in a move set to bolster the availability of tech opportunities even further.
The launch of its new office will help Ness, led by CEO Ranjit Tinaikar (article’s featured photo) to establish its role as a digital transformation partner of choice across the Americas and expand the company’s service provision capabilities.
This builds on its pre-existing track record in the region, which includes initiatives with Mexico’s Telco sector.
The value of Mexico’s tech talent
Mexico boasts a highly talented labor market with strong levels of tech proficiency. However, it’s also true that many global firms focus on affordability over quality when it comes to job offerings here.
In contrast, Ness expects to support the rapid expansion and hire hundreds of tech professionals with an eye on long-term development and results.
With a people-first culture that prioritizes employee well-being with comprehensive benefits and competitive pay, the roles at its new office will ensure consultants can grow personally and professionally while doing meaningful work that aligns with their passions and supports their community.
This approach isn’t a new initiative for Ness. A longstanding commitment to employee development and continuous learning from the company has been recognized with major industry accolades, including multiple Brandon Hall Group awards, and back-to-back wins at the ATD BEST Awards for excellence in talent development.
With a people-first culture that prioritizes employee well-being with comprehensive benefits and competitive pay, the roles at its new office ensure employees can grow while doing meaningful work that aligns with their passions and supports their community.
Tech roles at the new office
With its new opening, Ness is looking to help more customers adopt leading-edge technologies and bring significant employment opportunities to Mexico’s burgeoning tech labor market, with hundreds of new roles with competitive compensation.
To learn more about the opportunities, visit: https://ness-usa.ttcportals.com/
