Google is not the only company with plans to go on a hiring spree this year: Skype announced Monday that it expects to hire 350 people between now and the end of 2011.
Many of the hires will be placed at Skype's new offices in Palo Alto, a spokesperson told Mashable. The company is looking "to add super star engineers to our already super talented team" at that office, she added.
The company, which recently acquired video-calling service Qik for a rumored $100 million, has rolled out a number of new services lately, including video calling on Apple mobile devices. The company will need additional engineering talent to help build out its current set of products, in addition to developing new ones.