Microsoft hires Indian-origin engineer who spent 16 years at Google, along with 24 other DeepMind employees

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Microsoft has hired 24 engineers and researchers from Google’s DeepMind team, including Amar Subramanya, an Indian-origin executive who spent over 16 years at Google. He has joined Microsoft as a Corporate Vice President and will work on AI products like Copilot and Bing.

Subramanya was previously Vice President of Engineering at Google and played a key role in developing the Gemini assistant. At Microsoft, he will report to Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind and now head of Microsoft’s consumer AI division.

Along with Subramanya, several other seasoned AI experts have made the switch. This includes Adam Sadovsky, who worked at Google for nearly 18 years, and Sonal Gupta, a former senior engineering director at DeepMind. Both are now part of Microsoft’s growing AI team.

Microsoft’s recent hires reflect its aggressive push into artificial intelligence, even as it cuts jobs in other areas. The company laid off around 9,000 employees earlier this year, but has continued to bring in top talent in AI as it competes with Google and OpenAI.

Many of the new hires are believed to have worked closely with Suleyman in the past, which may have influenced their decision to join Microsoft. The company is betting big on AI-powered features across its products, and this fresh wave of experienced hires shows it’s serious about staying ahead in the race.

This shift also signals how talent, not just technology, is becoming one of the biggest battlegrounds in the AI space.