5 Lakh Jobs In Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra As Festive Season Hiring Hits 3-Year High - Check Salary, Other Deets

The e-commerce sector is India is ready for seasonal hiring as the festive season begins. This time, leading platforms are generating over five lakh jobs, according to a report in The Economic Times

The report claims that the seasonal hiring has surged to its highest in three years, led by Amazon and Flipkart. The two giants are together creating hundreds of thousands of temporary jobs this festive period, with a special focus on hiring women and differently abled workers.

Recruitment firm CIEL HR estimates that e-commerce platforms alone will generate about 500,000 seasonal jobs this year. Flipkart has more than doubled its festive hiring compared to 2024, while Amazon is onboarding its largest temporary workforce since the pandemic.

Jobs and Pay Packages

The bulk of the demand is for delivery riders, retail staff, warehouse associates, logistics coordinators, and tech professionals. Salaries for these roles are competitive:

• Delivery staff earn ₹22,000-32,000 per month, including incentives.
• Retail workers make ₹21,000-27,000.
• Warehouse associates are being offered ₹17,000-23,000.

Industry executives told ET that this hiring boom comes after a slow summer and is driven by expectations of strong festive demand, aided by GST rationalisation that is likely to make products cheaper for consumers.

Flipkart's Hiring Drive

Flipkart has rolled out 220,000 jobs this season, up from around 100,000 last year during its Big Billion Days sale. These roles span warehouses, delivery, customer experience, and leadership positions. The company said about 10% of the workforce will be women, while also employing specially-abled individuals and members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Flipkart is also scaling its logistics network, adding 650 delivery hubs across tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Amazon's Plans

Amazon India is hiring more than 150,000 seasonal and gig workers, compared with 110,000 last year. These hires will support fulfilment centres, sort centres, and last-mile delivery. Amazon is also targeting inclusivity by bringing in thousands of women and around 2,000 specially-abled individuals.

Other Players Join In

The hiring wave isn't limited to Amazon and Flipkart. According to The New Indian Express, Myntra and Swiggy are also ramping up their workforce. Govind Raj M.K., CHRO at Myntra, said: "To meet the surge in demand and ensure customer satisfaction, we're boosting our workforce with gig and contractual staff across warehousing, last-mile delivery, and customer support. The strong traction from Tier 2 and 3 markets is heavily influencing our festive preparations."

With e-commerce, retail, logistics, and quick-commerce firms all racing to add manpower, this festive season is turning into a major job generator-especially for delivery and frontline roles that are now commanding higher pay and wider opportunities.