Warner Music Group (WMG) will open a technology hub in Bengaluru in September, expanding its Global Tech division and placing the city at the center of its worldwide engineering strategy.
The hub will support technical innovation across WMG’s global technology ecosystem, with work spanning music distribution, data infrastructure and products. Its remit includes core data pipelines as well as audience and marketing data products.
- Music distribution systems
- Core data pipelines
- Audience and marketing data products
- Engineering in emerging technologies and areas leveraging artificial intelligence (AI)
The operation will be led by Mahesh Rao, Director of Software Engineering and Site Lead for India. He will report directly to Toronto-based Chief Technology Officer Leho Nigul.
“Bengaluru isn’t just an extension of our tech team: it’s central to WMG‘s global engineering strategy. We’re investing heavily in local leadership, modern tech stacks, and globally competitive compensation to attract engineers who want to solve complex, high-throughput systems problems at the intersection of music and AI.”
