# Software Engineer - NOV Pathway Program

About the Role The NOV Pathway Program is designed for recent graduates (2024-2026) who are passionate about technology and eager to lay the foundation for a long-term engineering career. Rather than expecting you to know everything from day one, we invest in your development through structured onboarding, technical training, mentoring and practical project work. Throughout the program you will experience different software environments, work alongside experienced engineers and gradually develop into an independent software engineer. Depending on your interests, strengths and business needs, you may follow a development path focused on: High-level software development (C#, C++, Java, Python) Machine control and industrial automation (PLC, Siemens TIA Portal) During the program you'll expect two six-month rotations, allowing you to broaden your technical knowledge before joining a permanent engineering team or continuing within the Talent Pool organization. Explore the Technology Behind the Software Curious about how software engineering connects with real-world industrial technology? At NOV, our engineers develop solutions supporting advanced robotics, automated drilling equipmen

- **Id**: 3684452
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nov-software-engineer-nov-pathway-program>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Kristiansand, Norway
- **Countries**: NO
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: yes
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-03T12:56:25Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-03
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T03:14:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 3
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5494
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Relocation assistance
- **Relocation offered**: yes
- **Industries**: Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Oil & Gas

## Company

- **Id**: 1814757
- **Name**: NOV
- **Domain**: nov.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nov-com>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Oracle

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 85
- **Open postings**: 83
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.578
- **Repost share**: 0.024
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 40
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

## Technologies

- **C#** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: no
- **PHP** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Git** — Optional: yes
- **GitHub** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 3

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

### Languages

- Language: Norwegian; Level: All levels; Optional: yes
- Language: English; Level: All levels; Optional: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-03T14:24:38Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 2
- **Expected fill days**: 40
- **Reasons**: conf:8, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-06T05:58:05Z

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