Boston-based ecommerce company Wayfair sells furniture and home goods online. It started operations in its India technology development centre (TDC) two years ago and, unlike many other global capability centres (GCCs), it is not in any hurry to scale up its headcount dramatically. In a conversation with Business Standard, Rohit Kaila, head of technology and site leader, Wayfair India TDC, talks about the centre’s journey, how the lifecycle of a software developer is changing, and why an engineer must not stop coding. Edited excerpts:
What were the main reasons for setting up the technology centre in India?
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