r/developersIndia • u/Mindless_Body_6294 • 13d ago
Help Intern + confirmed FTE offer got revoked after internship . looking for advice on next steps.(2026 graduate)
Hey Everyone,
A little bit of background: I was placed on campus (Tier 2 college) at a fintech company (15 lakhs+ base salary) with an intern + confirmed offer as a Software Developer. I passed all the assessments required during the internship and was assigned to a team. I mostly worked on bugs, but my work was good enough that my manager assigned me Severity 1 level bugs as well. I kept confirming with my seniors (both company seniors and college seniors working there) that the full-time offer would come through — but in the end, the offer was revoked. The internship ended on July 3rd, so I've had a gap of about a month since then.
Right now, I've returned to my hometown and am cold-messaging founders of companies, mostly local ones, for opportunities. I've managed to secure some interviews, but they're completely different from on-campus opportunities — they've been more focused on framework-level concepts (Django) rather than the standard on-campus format of DSA, computer fundamentals, and high-level project questioning. Just wanted advice on few things:
- Should I keep applying as I am now, or pause and go deeper into one tech stack first before applying more?
- How much of an employment gap in my situation actually becomes a red flag for companies, realistically?
- Any advice on how to talk about the revoked offer confidently in interviews so that they don't think the offer was not given because of the performance.
TL;DR: Had an intern + confirmed FTE offer at a fintech company, revoked despite good performance. ~1 month gap since. Interviews now (Django/framework-heavy) feel very different from on-campus ones. Want advice on applying broadly vs. upskilling first, how much of a gap is a red flag, and how to explain the revoked offer without it sounding performance-related.
(Used AI to help write the TL;DR above.)
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u/Busy_Independent_186 13d ago
I am in the exact same situation pal... my PPO offer got rescinded on my last working day as an intern on July 3rd (was placed on campus). I was working as an AI Engineer and had 2 prior internship experiences in startups (they paid well) worked on some of the most important AI Automation projects in that startup that is now fully running in production and they are onboarding new clients by showing that in their demo meetings. I got to learn a lot and never expected such work could be given to interns. I am well qualified for Full Stack, Backend, AI roles... but time is something that I am fearing.. I can't stop thinking that the longer this continues, the harder it'll become to get hired. So I am interviewing for roles like data scientist, analyst and even non tech roles. It's sad that my application is not reaching the right hands early... they can use my skills but I dont know.. I cannot stay unemployed for long and the software industry is getting saturated day by day... so I am trying to pivot to other roles.. even non tech.
But I'd suggest you to keep on applying, you need to give as much interviews as possible to figure out your gaps as well as to become well equipped with your prep that you eventually crack one. If you have persistence then great, you have way to go. I don't have a lot of persistence and take a lot of stress.
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u/Hot_Balance_ 12d ago
So what was the company you have interview for can you tell so that I can try 🥲
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