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Software Engineer

0 - 7 years exp. · Pune (2k salaries)
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₹2 L/yr - ₹14.9 L/yr

Programmer Analyst

0 - 8 years exp. · Pune (8k salaries)
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₹2.5 L/yr - ₹9.3 L/yr

Senior Associate

3 - 15 years exp. · Pune (5.6k salaries)
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₹9 L/yr - ₹29.2 L/yr

Software Developer

0 - 9 years exp. · Pune (722 salaries)
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₹3.4 L/yr - ₹21.8 L/yr

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Team Lead

2 - 18 years exp. · Pune (701 salaries)
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₹4.8 L/yr - ₹17.5 L/yr

2 job openings

Senior Software Engineer

2 - 13 years exp. · Pune (516 salaries)
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₹7 L/yr - ₹30 L/yr

Senior Developer

2 - 12 years exp. · Pune (398 salaries)
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₹5.4 L/yr - ₹21.9 L/yr

Associate Software Engineer

0 - 8 years exp. · Pune (324 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹16.4 L/yr

Senior Consultant

4 - 16 years exp. · Pune (312 salaries)
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₹9.4 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr

Salesforce Developer

0 - 6 years exp. · Pune (306 salaries)
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₹3 L/yr - ₹14.3 L/yr

Java Developer

1 - 6 years exp. · Pune (232 salaries)
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₹2.6 L/yr - ₹15 L/yr

12 job openings

System Engineer

0 - 5 years exp. · Pune (212 salaries)
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₹1.6 L/yr - ₹7.4 L/yr

Senior Software Developer

3 - 11 years exp. · Pune (147 salaries)
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₹7.5 L/yr - ₹32 L/yr

Plsql Developer

1 - 6 years exp. · Pune (31 salaries)
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₹3.5 L/yr - ₹12 L/yr

Senior Engineer

3 - 10 years exp. · Pune (20 salaries)
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₹5.8 L/yr - ₹24 L/yr

Web Developer

1 - 5 years exp. · Pune (16 salaries)
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₹4 L/yr - ₹8.3 L/yr

Software Development Engineer

2 - 4 years exp. · Pune (12 salaries)
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₹4.7 L/yr - ₹8.2 L/yr

Lead Engineer

4 - 12 years exp. · Pune (11 salaries)
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₹13 L/yr - ₹27 L/yr

Lead Software Engineer

8 - 15 years exp. · Pune (8 salaries)
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₹23 L/yr - ₹35 L/yr

Project Engineer

4 - 6 years exp. · Pune (7 salaries)
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₹7.3 L/yr - ₹16 L/yr

Project Associate

2 - 9 years exp. · Pune (2.5k salaries)
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₹6 L/yr - ₹20 L/yr

Last Updated: 6 Apr, 2025

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I have the following offers and confused to choose one. Exp: 6.8 Java backend dev cognizant - 25 lpa (24 fixed) Epam - 28 fixed Citi - 30 fixed If i ask epam with citi offer they will increase their offer, but my question is that worth negotiating with them? Please give you suggestions. My Last working day is 31 March 2025.
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We can get free online portal like udemy.

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...project and not based on your profile. No work satisfaction and company culture. Not good promotions, salary.

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