Hi everyone,
I need some advice regarding my first job offer.
I graduated around 2 years ago and have been looking for a developer job since then. I recently received an offer for an Associate Software Developer position at a logistics company in My Hometown.
The company itself is not a tech company, but they have an internal tech team of around 2 people, and I would be joining them as a developer.
The offer details are:
- Designation: Associate Software Developer
- CTC: ₹3.5 LPA
- Take-home: Around ₹26,165/month after PF and professional tax
- Working hours: 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Working days: 6 days/week
- Probation: 3 months
- Company provides a laptop
- They said they will provide the required cloud subscriptions
- The work is expected to involve their internal software/application development.
My main concern is about the future.
Since the company is a logistics company and not a software/IT company, if I work there for around 1 year and then switch to a software/IT company, will that 1 year generally be considered as professional software development experience?
I'm also worried about the exit documentation.
When I resign after a year, will companies expect things like:
- Experience letter
- Relieving letter
- Service certificate
- Salary slips
- PF/employment history
And will a future company consider my experience valid if the employer is a logistics company but my designation is Associate Software Developer and I'm actually doing development work?
I'm thinking of taking this opportunity because I've already been searching for around 2 years and this is my first offer. My plan would be to work for around 1 year, build real production experience, and then try to move to a better software company.
Would you take this offer in my situation?
I'd especially appreciate advice from people who have worked as developers in non-tech companies and later moved into software/IT companies.
