Backend Developer – Fresher (TCS Ninja/Digital Trainee)

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Backend Development Others Bangalore Others Full-time Fresher

Entry into backend engineering via TCS's National Qualifier Test (NQT) — Ninja/Digital salary tracks, with postings across Bangalore, Coimbatore, and Kochi.

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Job description

TCS hires freshers pan-India through its National Qualifier Test (NQT), assigning selected candidates to tracks including backend engineering, based on performance and business need.

Locations: Bangalore, Coimbatore, Kochi (and other TCS delivery centres across India)

Track: Ninja / Digital (salary bands up to ~₹7–12.26 LPA depending on track)

Eligibility: Recent graduates (2024–2026 batches), per TCS NQT eligibility criteria

Note: This is an ongoing recruitment cycle rather than a single dated requisition. As of this posting, the July 2026 cycle closes for registration 19 July 2026 (exam 30 July 2026); the next cycle registers through 13 August 2026 (exam 26 August 2026). Confirm the live cycle on TCS's official careers page before candidates apply.

About Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

TCS is part of the Tata Group and one of the world's largest IT services, consulting, and business solutions companies, with a long-running, high-volume campus and off-campus fresher hiring pipeline (TCS NQT).

Backend Development skill map

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Skills

API design
Database modeling
Authentication
Caching
Error handling
Testing
Logging & monitoring
Security basics

Tools

Node.js
Express
Python/Django/FastAPI
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker
Postman
Prisma

Knowledge

HTTP & REST
SQL vs NoSQL
Queues & workers
Rate limiting
OWASP basics
CI/CD