Just graduated and looking for your first developer role? NIIT is hiring an Associate Software Engineer in Gurgaon, and freshers are explicitly encouraged to apply.
Role Overview
- Role: Associate Software Engineer (Individual Contributor)
- Company: NIIT (NIIT MTS)
- Req ID: 3760
- Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Work mode: Work from Office
- Experience: 0-1 year
You will design, build, test and maintain applications alongside experienced engineers.
Responsibilities
- Help design, develop and maintain software applications.
- Write clean, efficient, well-documented code.
- Collaborate with developers, QA and product managers.
- Take part in code reviews and learn coding best practices.
- Debug, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues.
- Test software for responsiveness and efficiency.
- Keep up with emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Contribute ideas in team meetings to improve systems and processes.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field.
- Basic understanding of at least one programming language such as Java, Python, C++ or JavaScript.
Perks
Salary and benefits are not listed on the posting.
How to apply for this role
Our general advice for applying to any opening like this one, written by the Hirecept team.
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Read the full posting first
This page is our summary. NIIT's own posting is the source of truth for requirements, pay, location and deadlines, so read it in full before you decide to apply.
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Match your résumé to three requirements
Pick the three requirements you meet best and make sure each one is visible in your résumé with a concrete example: what you built, ran or improved. Move the most relevant experience or project to the top. Keep it to one page unless you have many years behind you.
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Write a short note if there is a place for one
Three or four sentences are enough. Say which part of the role you can already do, give one piece of proof, and say why this company. Skip the long cover letter and the generic opening line.
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Apply on NIIT's own site
Use the Apply Now link below. It opens the employer's own application page. Fill every field, attach a PDF named with your name, and keep a screenshot or the confirmation email.
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Track it and follow up once
Note the date, the role and the link in a simple sheet. If you hear nothing for about a week, one polite follow-up is fine. Meanwhile, start preparing, because interview calls can come at short notice.
If you are a fresher or student
Without work history, projects, coursework, hackathons and club roles are your evidence. Put two or three of them first, with a link a recruiter can open in seconds. Be ready to explain every skill you list, because early-career interviews lean on fundamentals and how you think through a problem.
Helpful guides: ATS-friendly résumé, interview prep in a week, asking for a referral.
