Persistent Systems Careers

Digital engineering and enterprise modernization services from India.

persistent.com

About the company

Legal name

Persistent Systems Limited

Founded

1990

Founder

Dr. Anand Deshpande

Headquarters

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Listed on

NSE: PERSISTENT and BSE: 533179

Industry

Digital engineering and IT services

Revenue (FY2026)

$1.6544 billion

Profit after tax (FY2026)

₹1,865.12 crore

Employees (FY2026)

More than 27,500

Global presence

18 countries

Persistent Systems was founded by Dr. Anand Deshpande in 1990 and is headquartered in Pune. Its shares trade in India on the NSE and BSE.

The company provides digital engineering and enterprise modernization services across software, cloud, data, security and industry platforms. It reported fiscal 2026 revenue of $1.6544 billion.

Persistent reported more than 27,500 employees across 18 countries in fiscal 2026. Its official careers search recruits for roles in India and other markets.

Key People

Dr. Anand Deshpande

Founder, Chairman and Managing Director

Sandeep Kalra

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer

Vinit Teredesai

Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer

Jaideep Vijay Dhok

Chief Operating Officer, Technology

Interview process at Persistent Systems

(1,884 candidate-shared Glassdoor interviews, updated July 15, 2026)

Interview experience

67.3% positive

Interview difficulty

3.05 out of 5

Interview process length

17 days on average, based on 1,580 reports

Overall experience

EasyDifficult

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Q: Why do you want to join this organization?

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A: Describe a versioned pipeline with build, test, security, artifact, deployment, approval and rollback stages.

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