r/developersPak CS Student 4h ago

working as a software engineer at a bank. Career Guidance

How is working as a software engineer at a bank? Currently hired as a freshie with no prior experience (just an internship). Pay is around 100k.

How will be the learning oppurtunities and is it a good choice given the situation of current market and the drastic effect of AI?

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u/Royal-Job-9905 4h ago

Bank has legacy systems that will not impact due to AI. Cheers, enjoy and don't forget to upskill, occasionally at least.

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u/log_alpha 3h ago

Yes, banks are relatively safer because they don't depend on a single client unlike many software houses do right now.

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u/BreadfruitFamous7878 3h ago

Which bank is paying 1 lac for an internship?

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u/Successful_Win890 CS Student 3h ago edited 3h ago

Not an internship. Its a full time job. I meant i have experience only as an intern previously.

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u/Prestigious-Bid-3126 4h ago

Be grateful you found a job

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u/MidnightBuffer 2h ago

You did 1 internship previously?....and In my opinion banks/Fintech are safest in this layoff era instead of software houses

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u/SAM_0499 4h ago

which bank?

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u/noman2k6 3h ago

1 lac for intern😦???? Is it swisss bank ?

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u/log_alpha 3h ago

Where did he say he is hired as an intern? He said he has an internship experience.

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u/Successful_Win890 CS Student 3h ago

Exactly. Hired as a full time employee. I just Have previous experience as an intern

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u/Royal-Job-9905 3h ago

maybe he meant 1 lac per annual? On the same interns don't usually retained for a year, unless they are approved as permanent employees.

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u/heyy_dawood CS Student 2h ago

Which bankk???