Associate Software Engineer — Motive

6. ⭐ Associate Software Engineer — Motive PK College Hire Program 2026

This is a much stronger opportunity for a 2026 Software Engineering graduate than the previous MicroAgility listing because Motive explicitly designed this program for graduating engineers. The vacancy is currently shown on Motive's official careers website.

Motive — Official Associate Software Engineer Application

📌 Job Details

Category

Details

Company

Motive

Position

Associate Software Engineer

Program

PK College Hire Program 2026

Locations

Lahore / Islamabad / Karachi

Work model

Hybrid

Experience

Early-career / graduating engineers

Degree

BS Software Engineering, CS, or related

Graduation

Class of 2026

Status

🟢 Currently listed / Apply Now

Deadline

See note below

Salary

Not officially disclosed

Motive says the program is for students graduating in 2026 and ready to start full-time in 2026.

💰 Salary

Official salary: Not disclosed

Motive's official job advertisement does not publish a salary figure for this College Hire position.

However, Indeed's current salary data lists Motive among the highest-paying companies for Software Engineers in Islamabad, with an average annual pay of approximately PKR 2,398,000/year, which is about PKR 199,800/month. This is not specifically the College Hire salary, so don't treat it as an offer amount.

There are also employee/community reports suggesting fresh Motive engineering hires can receive compensation around PKR 200k+, but these are anecdotal and can vary significantly by engineering domain.

💰 Practical salary indication

Official: Not disclosed Third-party/company-wide indication: ~PKR 200,000/month Possible fresh-engineer range: roughly PKR 180,000–240,000/month

🎓 Eligibility Requirements

Motive officially requires:

Education

Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering

Computer Science

Or a related field

Graduation

You must be:

Graduating in 2026 and ready to start full-time in 2026.

Technical expectations

Motive specifically looks for:

Strong coding fundamentals

Interest in systems

Scalability

Architecture

Product thinking

The Associate Software Engineer can work in different technology domains:

AI

Backend

Frontend

QA

depending on the team/domain.

🧑💻 What You Would Do

According to Motive, you would:

Design software

Build software

Test software

Deploy software

Work on critical modules/features/services

Work with experienced engineering teams

Build products used by thousands of customers

Develop your engineering skills through mentorship and training

This is therefore a real full-time Software Engineering position, not simply an internship.

📅 Last Date

Motive's official program page says recruitment for the 2026 College Hire Program runs through the spring, with the college-hire program being finalized during June–August 2026.

The individual vacancy currently says “Apply now”, but I do not see a specific closing date published on the official job page.

Deadline:

No exact closing date published.

Recommendation:

Apply immediately.

Because this program is specifically for the 2026 graduating class and the official timeline says selections are being finalized during June–August, waiting could be risky.

📝 Complete Application Procedure

Step 1 — Open the official vacancy

Open the official Motive application:

Motive Associate Software Engineer — Official Application

Click:

Apply now

Step 2 — Submit your basic information

Enter your actual:

Full Name

Email

Phone Number

Location

Education

Graduation information

Make sure your graduation year is correctly entered as 2026 if you are eligible.

Step 3 — Select your preferred domain

Motive asks applicants to submit their application and preferred domain.

Possible areas include:

AI

Backend

Frontend

QA

Choose the domain that best matches your strongest skills.

For example, if your strongest area is:

Python + APIs + databases + backend development

→ Backend

If you are strongest in:

HTML + CSS + JavaScript + React

→ Frontend

Step 4 — Upload Your CV

Use a professional PDF:

Muhammad_Ijaz_Associate_Software_Engineer_CV.pdf

For Motive, emphasize:

Programming

Python

C++

JavaScript

Software Engineering

OOP

Data Structures

Algorithms

DBMS

APIs

Development

Frontend

Backend

Database

Git/GitHub

Projects

Put your strongest software projects prominently on your CV.

Step 5 — Coding Assessment

This is an important difference from some of the previous jobs.

Motive officially states that the next stage is a:

CodeSignal Coding Assessment

You will be assessed on your:

Coding ability

Problem solving

Technical depth

Prepare:

DSA

Arrays

Strings

Hash maps

Stacks

Queues

Linked lists

Trees

Sorting

Searching

Big-O complexity

Programming

Functions

OOP

Loops

Recursion

Data structures

Problem solving

Step 6 — Recruiter Screening

If you pass the coding assessment, Motive says you proceed to:

Recruiter Screening

They discuss:

Your goals

Interests

What motivates you

Your preferred engineering area

Step 7 — Hiring Manager Phone Screen

Next:

Hiring Manager Phone Screen

You discuss:

Your experience

Technical interests

Engineering knowledge

Team fit

Step 8 — Technical & Behavioral Interviews

Motive then conducts:

Technical + Behavioral Interviews

Be prepared for:

Technical

Programming

OOP

DSA

Databases

APIs

Software engineering

Problem solving

Behavioral

Teamwork

Communication

Projects

Challenges you faced

Why Software Engineering?

Why Motive?

Career goals

Step 9 — Offer & Onboarding

If you successfully complete the process:

Offer → Onboarding → Associate Software Engineer

Motive officially describes this as the final stage of the College Hire process.

Yes — if you graduate in 2026.

This is one of the better opportunities I've found for a Software Engineering student because:

• ✅ Software Engineering degree accepted ✅ Specifically designed for 2026 graduates ✅ No 2–3 years professional experience requirement stated ✅ Full-time position ✅ Lahore available ✅ Islamabad available ✅ Karachi available ✅ Hybrid work ✅ AI/Backend/Frontend/QA domains ✅ Structured recruitment process ✅ Mentorship and training ✅ Strong company-wide salary indications

If you will NOT graduate in 2026, this particular College Hire program is not the right vacancy for you because Motive explicitly says it is for the 2026 graduating class.

If you are graduating in 2026, I would put this above MicroAgility on your application priority list.