VMware employs roughly 23,400 people worldwide, making it one of the larger workforces in enterprise infrastructure software. Recent staffing records show 62 hires against 2,052 recorded departures, indicating a slight contraction yet leaving the company with a sizable talent base focused on virtualization, container orchestration, and multi-cloud management. Engineering talent remains the cornerstone of VMware’s operating model, while customer-facing, business, and support functions provide the resources needed to market, sell, and service a broad technology portfolio.
Engineering is VMware’s largest function with about 10,790 employees, accounting for close to half of total headcount and underscoring the organization’s emphasis on product development and platform innovation. Sales and Support is the second-largest group at roughly 3,891 employees, followed by Business Management at 2,924 and Finance & Administration at 1,371, all of which help drive revenue growth and operational governance. Marketing & Product, IT, Operations, Consulting, and Human Resources collectively add another 3,633 employees, giving VMware a well-rounded mix of technical, commercial, and corporate skills. The remaining personnel are distributed across specialized or regional teams captured under “Other,” reflecting the breadth of the company’s global remit.
VMware’s workforce is geographically diverse, with India serving as the largest talent hub; the Bengaluru site alone hosts about 3,470 employees. The corporate headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area accounts for roughly 1,685 employees, while additional concentrations are found in Sofia, Austin, Beijing, and Ireland. Smaller teams operate from Atlanta, Tokyo, Singapore, and numerous other locations, bringing regional expertise and time-zone coverage to customers worldwide. This distributed model enables VMware to support global enterprises while drawing on specialized talent pools across multiple continents.