Top Software Companies in Pune to Work For: 2026 Edition

Kathir • 12 min read

Pune's software industry is one of the most layered in India. The city is home to some of the country's oldest IT services companies, three globally recognised SaaS unicorns, a well-established outsourced product development ecosystem, and a growing wave of funded startups across fintech, endpoint security, lending, and industrial AI.

Most lists of software companies in Pune collapse all of this into a generic ranking dominated by MNC names. This post takes a different approach.

We have organised Pune's software companies into three tiers based on age and stage: legacy companies that shaped the city's tech identity, anchor companies that are established and still actively scaling, and emerging companies founded in the last decade that are early but building something real. The legacy tier covers Pune-native institutions alongside a combined section on the global IT and consulting companies with major Pune operations. All funding and revenue figures are sourced from press releases and primary press coverage.

For deeper reads on specific segments, see our posts on product based companies in Pune and SaaS companies in Pune.

Legacy Companies

These are companies that have been operating in Pune for 20 or more years and have materially shaped what the city's tech ecosystem looks like today. They range from Pune-native software companies to global technology firms that chose Pune as a core engineering destination.

Persistent Systems (Founded 1990)

Persistent Systems is one of the most significant Pune-native technology success stories. Founded in 1990 by Dr. Anand Deshpande, a former Hewlett-Packard engineer, as a bootstrapped venture operating from his parents' home in Pune with a Rs 2 lakh tax refund, it was the first company to export software from Pune's Software Technology Park. The company builds digital engineering, enterprise modernisation, and software product development services for banking, financial services, healthcare, and technology companies globally. Persistent is listed on NSE and BSE and reported revenue of Rs 11,938 crore (approximately $1.2 billion) in FY25, employing over 24,000 people. Headquartered at Bhageerath, 402 Senapati Bapat Road, Pune.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, digital engineering specialists, cloud engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, product managers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers.

KPIT Technologies (Founded 1990)

KPIT Technologies is a Pune-native engineering research and development company focused exclusively on the automotive industry, building embedded software, middleware, and AI systems for electric vehicles, autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and vehicle diagnostics. Founded in 1990 by Ravi Pandit and Kishor Patil and listed on NSE (KPITTECH) and BSE (542651), the company reported revenue of Rs 5,842 crore (approximately $690 million) in FY25, employing over 12,700 engineers across development centres in Pune, Bengaluru, Detroit, Stuttgart, and Tokyo. KPIT is one of the few Indian companies that has built a genuinely specialised, globally deployed automotive software capability.

Roles they hire for: Embedded software engineers, automotive domain engineers, AUTOSAR engineers, ML engineers, EV software engineers, functional safety engineers, QA engineers.

Global IT Presence: Infosys, Accenture, TCS, Wipro, Cognizant

Pune is one of India's largest IT delivery hubs, and several of the world's biggest IT and consulting companies run substantial engineering operations here.

Infosys runs one of its largest engineering and delivery centres in Pune at Hinjewadi, employing tens of thousands of engineers working on digital transformation, ERP, cloud migration, and enterprise application development for global clients. The Pune centre also works on Infosys's own product platforms including Finacle (banking software) and Equinox (digital commerce).

Accenture operates a major engineering and consulting centre at Hinjewadi and SB Road, working on digital transformation, cloud services, AI, and enterprise technology consulting for global clients across financial services, life sciences, and technology industries.

TCS employs tens of thousands of engineers across its Pune campuses at Hinjewadi and Deccan, working on application development, digital transformation, and enterprise services for global clients.

Wipro has a significant development centre in Pune, part of its network of engineering and consulting delivery hubs serving clients across banking, healthcare, and manufacturing.

Cognizant runs major delivery operations from Pune, with engineering teams working across digital engineering, cloud services, and enterprise application development for global clients.

Roles they hire for across all five: Software engineers, cloud engineers, data engineers, SAP consultants, digital transformation specialists, business analysts, QA engineers, DevOps engineers.

Anchor Companies

These companies were founded between 1991 and 2012, have established customer bases and institutional backing, and are still actively scaling. They represent the core of Pune's software product and services identity in 2026.

Druva (Founded 2008)

Druva built a cloud-native data protection and governance platform from scratch for a cloud-first world, rather than moving an existing backup product to the cloud. The approach meant it could offer capabilities including air-gapped backups, ransomware recovery, and multi-region data compliance that legacy vendors could not match without expensive rewrites. Founded in 2008 by Jaspreet Singh, Milind Borate, and Vinny Choinski in Pune, the company has raised $475M+ from investors including Nexus, Peak XV, and Viking Global and crossed a $2 billion valuation. It serves customers across energy, life sciences, financial services, and media globally.

Why it qualifies as anchor: A genuine global SaaS unicorn, built from Pune, still headquartered here with its primary engineering team in the city.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, cloud platform engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, cybersecurity engineers, product managers, QA engineers.

Icertis (Founded 2009)

Icertis built an AI-powered contract lifecycle management platform that governs every contract a large company signs, from creation and negotiation through renewal and compliance. Founded in 2009 by Samir Bodas and Monish Darda in Pune, the company has raised $497 million and its most recent round of $50 million in 2025 was led by B Capital, confirmed by multiple press sources. Icertis is used by 9 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies and 4 of the top 5 technology companies globally. Its Pune engineering team of over 1,000 people remains the core of its global product development.

Why it qualifies as anchor: One of Pune's two most globally recognised SaaS unicorns, with a Pune engineering team at the centre of its product operations.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, AI engineers, backend engineers, data engineers, NLP engineers, product managers, UX designers, QA engineers.

Mindtickle (Founded 2012)

Mindtickle built a sales readiness and enablement platform that trains, coaches, and assesses salespeople before they engage with customers, rather than tracking what they have already done. Founded in 2012 in Pune, the company has raised $281 million from investors including Norwest, Canaan, and SoftBank and is used by companies including Johnson and Johnson, Splunk, and Cision. The company is now commercially headquartered in San Francisco with its engineering team based in Pune.

Why it qualifies as anchor: Pune's third SaaS unicorn alongside Druva and Icertis, with product engineering rooted in the city.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, backend engineers, ML engineers, data engineers, product managers, technical writers, QA engineers.

Zensar Technologies (Founded 1991)

Zensar Technologies is a Pune-native IT services and digital transformation company, part of the RPG Group. Founded in 1991 as International Computers Limited India and listed on both NSE (ZENSARTECH) and BSE (504067), the company provides digital supply chain, AI, cloud infrastructure, data management, and enterprise application services for global clients. Zensar reported revenue of $643.7 million in the year ending March 2026 and employs over 15,000 people. Headquartered in Pune with global delivery centres across the US, UK, and South Africa.

Why it qualifies as anchor: A 35-year-old Pune-native IT services company with listed stock, $643.7M revenue, and a global delivery footprint.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, data engineers, cloud engineers, SAP consultants, digital transformation specialists, QA engineers, DevOps engineers.

Cybage Software (Founded 1995)

Cybage is a Pune-native outsourced product development and IT consulting company that specialises in building software products for independent software vendors and digital enterprises. Founded in 1995 and headquartered at Cybage Towers, Vadgaon Sheri, Pune, the company employs over 3,000 engineers working across cloud computing, digital engineering, AI integration, and enterprise digital transformation for global clients. Cybage has been consistently rated among India's best workplaces and is known for its strong work-life balance and employee retention in Pune's competitive IT market.

Why it qualifies as anchor: A 30-year-old Pune-native company with a strong reputation as an employer, focusing on product engineering rather than generic IT services delivery.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, full stack developers, mobile developers, cloud engineers, data engineers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers.

Josh Software (Founded 2007)

Josh Software is a bootstrapped, Pune-native software engineering company that builds web applications and fintech products using open-source technologies including Ruby on Rails, Go, Flutter, Java, and ReactJS. Founded in 2007 by Gautam Rege and Sethupathi Asokan and headquartered at Amar Tech Park, Patil Nagar, Pune, the company has grown to over 400 engineers with offices in Dallas, Dubai, Singapore, and Riyadh. It serves clients across fintech, e-commerce, retail, healthcare, and media. Josh Software has been awarded Great Place to Work India for three consecutive years, confirmed by the Great Place to Work Institute. The company reported 105% revenue growth in FY20-21 per YourStory.

Why it qualifies as anchor: A 17-year-old bootstrapped company with over 400 engineers, a genuine open-source engineering culture, and a three-year Great Place to Work recognition.

Roles they hire for: Ruby on Rails engineers, Go engineers, full stack developers, mobile developers, DevOps engineers, QA engineers, product managers.

Emerging Companies

These companies were founded between 2014 and 2019, have raised institutional funding, and are actively hiring in 2026. They represent the newest generation of Pune software companies.Emerging Companies

Scalefusion (Founded 2015)

Scalefusion is a unified endpoint management (UEM) platform built by Pune-based ProMobi Technologies, helping IT teams manage, secure, and monitor all device types across an organisation from a single dashboard. It has expanded into identity and access management through Scalefusion OneIdP and endpoint security through Scalefusion Veltar. The platform serves businesses in 120+ countries. Revenue of Rs 162 crore was reported in FY24 per Inc42. Funded by Upekkha.

Why it qualifies: Rs 162 crore revenue, 120+ countries, bootstrapped to meaningful scale from Pune with minimal external capital.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, backend engineers, mobile developers, cloud engineers, product managers, QA engineers, DevOps engineers.

Lentra (Founded 2018)

Lentra is a cloud-based digital lending SaaS platform helping banks and NBFCs build and deploy custom loan products without building the technology from scratch. The platform covers KYC, onboarding, credit assessment, loan origination, collections, and analytics through a modular API-driven architecture. It claims a 96% straight-through processing rate and processes over $20 billion in loan applications monthly for more than 50 financial institutions. Lentra has raised approximately $104 million including a Bessemer Venture Partners-led Series A and a $27 million Series B extension bringing in Citi Ventures and MUFG Bank, confirmed by TechCrunch and BW Businessworld.

Why it qualifies: $104M raised from Bessemer, Citi, and MUFG, with 50+ bank clients and $20B+ in monthly loan application volume.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, backend engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, platform engineers, product managers, QA engineers.

Easebuzz (Founded 2014)

Easebuzz builds vertical SaaS embedded with payments infrastructure for specific industries including education, real estate, government, BFSI, and travel. Its products handle the full payment workflow for each sector covering invoicing, reconciliation, refund management, and compliance. The platform processes over $30 billion in GTV and serves over 3 lakh merchants including Zepto, BigBasket, IRCTC, and Bajaj FinServ. Easebuzz raised $30 million in a Series A led by Bessemer Venture Partners in April 2025, per the company's own press release. Revenue grew 2.3X in FY25 with profit after tax of Rs 19 crore, per Entrackr.

Why it qualifies: $30M Series A from Bessemer, Rs 19 crore profit in FY25, and $30B+ in GTV processed from Pune.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, backend engineers, payments engineers, data engineers, product managers, DevOps engineers, QA engineers.

Haber (Founded 2017)

Haber is an industrial AI company that automates process monitoring, control, and optimisation across water and chemical-intensive manufacturing industries. Its platform eLIXA replaces manual sample collection and analysis with AI-driven robotic sampling and real-time process monitoring. Clients include ITC, Taj Hotels, Emami, UB Group, and Tata Steel. Haber raised $44 million in a Series C in December 2024 led by Creaegis, BEENEXT, and Accel India, confirmed by Inc42 and Analytics India Magazine. Total funding stands at $65.2 million. Headquartered in Baner, Pune.

Why it qualifies: $65.2M raised, real-world energy and water savings across enterprise clients, and a genuinely hard industrial AI problem solved from Pune.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, robotics engineers, IoT engineers, product managers, domain specialists.

Loop Health (Founded 2018)

Loop Health is a health assurance company combining group health insurance with preventive care, primary care access, chronic disease management, and mental health support through a single integrated platform for employers. Founded in 2018 by Mayank Kale and Amrit Singh in Pune and backed by Y Combinator (W20 cohort), the company has raised $40.9 million including a $12 million Series A led by Elevation Capital and General Catalyst in September 2021, confirmed by TechCrunch. Additional investors include Khosla Ventures and Tribe Capital.

Why it qualifies: YC-backed, $40.9M raised from Elevation, General Catalyst, and Khosla, addressing a genuinely underserved gap in India's employer health benefits market from Pune.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, backend engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, product managers, mobile developers, QA engineers.

Intangles (Founded 2016)

Intangles builds an AI-powered predictive maintenance and fleet management platform using digital twin technology. Its product Inroute connects to OEM-installed sensors in commercial vehicles to predict component-level failures up to a month in advance with approximately 95% accuracy, according to the company. The platform covers engine health, fuel consumption, driver behaviour, and emissions monitoring across trucking, construction, and transit fleets. Intangles raised $30 million in a Series B in September 2025 led by Avataar Venture Partners, confirmed by YourStory. Total funding stands at $53.2 million. The company manages over 400,000 vehicles across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Why it qualifies: $53.2M raised, 400,000+ vehicles managed globally, and a recent $30M Series B in 2025 confirming active investor confidence.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, data engineers, ML engineers, IoT engineers, backend engineers, product managers, QA engineers.

Unbox Robotics (Founded 2019)

Unbox Robotics builds software-defined, modular robotic systems for warehouse parcel sortation and order consolidation. Its flagship product UnboxSort uses swarm intelligence to create 3D vertical sortation, with robots working in coordinated fleets without large fixed conveyor infrastructure. Founded in 2019 by Pramod Ghadge and Shahid Memon, both Flipkart alumni, and headquartered in Pimpri-Chinchwad, Pune. The company raised $28 million in a Series B in January 2026 led by ICICI Ventures and Redstart Labs, confirmed by Inc42. It reached profitability in June 2024 and reported revenue of Rs 13.6 crore in FY25.

Why it qualifies: $28M Series B, profitable since June 2024, and one of the few genuinely hardware-plus-software product companies to have emerged from Pune in recent years.

Roles they hire for: Robotics software engineers, swarm AI engineers, mechanical engineers, data engineers, embedded systems engineers, QA engineers.

Phi Commerce (Founded 2015)

Phi Commerce builds PayPhi, an API-first omnichannel payment processing platform for banks, payment networks, processors, and large enterprises. Unlike merchant-facing payment gateways, Phi Commerce operates upstream, providing the infrastructure that financial institutions use to run payment operations across online, in-store, and doorstep channels. Clients include Reliance Nippon Life Insurance and Aditya Birla Capital Digital. The company posted revenue of Rs 81 crore in FY24 per Entrackr, received RBI Payment Aggregator licence approval in January 2025 confirmed by SMEStreet, and has raised approximately $20M+ including a Series A confirmed by the company's own press release on payphi.com.

Why it qualifies: Upstream payment infrastructure for financial institutions, Rs 81 crore revenue, RBI licence, and a specific market position that is genuinely distinct from merchant-facing fintechs.

Roles they hire for: Software engineers, API engineers, backend engineers, payments infrastructure engineers, data engineers, product managers, QA engineers.

How This List Connects to Our Other Pune Posts

This is a master overview. For deeper reads on each segment:

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top software companies in Pune in 2026? Pune's top software companies span multiple tiers. Legacy companies include Persistent Systems (founded 1990, $1.2B revenue, listed), KPIT Technologies (automotive software, $690M revenue, listed), and large IT delivery centres including Infosys, Accenture, TCS, Wipro, and Cognizant. Anchor companies include Druva, Icertis, and Mindtickle, all SaaS unicorns, alongside Zensar Technologies, Cybage Software, and Josh Software. Among emerging companies, Lentra, Easebuzz, Haber, Intangles, and Unbox Robotics are all actively funded and hiring.

Which software companies in Pune are best for software engineers to work at? The right fit depends on what you are optimising for. For scale and structured growth, Infosys, Accenture, TCS, and Persistent Systems offer the largest engineering teams. For deep domain engineering in automotive software, KPIT is unique in India. For SaaS product ownership at an established company, Druva, Icertis, and Mindtickle are strong options. For early-stage ownership and equity, Lentra, Easebuzz, and Haber offer meaningful roles on the ground floor of well-funded companies. For open-source engineering culture, Josh Software is consistently rated a great place to work.

Is Pune good for software jobs in 2026? Yes. Pune has one of India's deepest software talent pools, with particular strength in automotive engineering software (KPIT), enterprise SaaS (Druva, Icertis, Mindtickle), fintech infrastructure (Lentra, Easebuzz, Phi Commerce), and IT services delivery (Persistent, Zensar, Cybage). The city's engineering college ecosystem, lower cost of living relative to Bengaluru, and growing startup layer make it a strong destination for software careers at all experience levels.

Are there product based companies in Pune beyond IT services? Yes. Druva, Icertis, and Mindtickle are all globally recognised SaaS product companies founded in Pune. Among the emerging layer, Scalefusion (endpoint management), Lentra (digital lending), Easebuzz (payments SaaS), Haber (industrial AI), Intangles (fleet AI), and Unbox Robotics (warehouse robotics) are all building their own products rather than delivering services for clients.

Which Pune software company has raised the most funding? Among Pune-headquartered companies, Icertis has raised the most at $497 million in total, with a $50M round in 2025 led by B Capital. Druva follows with $475M+ and Mindtickle with $281M. Among the emerging companies, Lentra has raised approximately $104 million from investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Citi Ventures, and MUFG Bank, confirmed by TechCrunch and BW Businessworld.

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Published: July 22, 2026 | blog.huntyourtribe.com

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