NextGen Academy Vilnius

Ignite your career with Rocket Software

NextGen

 We're proud of the success of our pilot program. In Fall 2024, we launched the first NextGen Academy in Vilnius, Lithuania, welcoming 24 interns to join our intensive six-month software engineering academy. We're thrilled that 20 of those graduates have joined Rocket Software teams, demonstrating the effectiveness & impact of our program.

We are actively hiring for the NextGen Academy Vilnius – Fall 2026 intake. 

If you're looking for a challenging, high-impact opportunity to ignite your career in technology field, apply via link below! 

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Intro session

Do you have questions for us?

Join us on June 9th for an online intro session where you'll hear directly from the people behind the program, current and former participants, and the team helping shape the next generation of software engineers at Rocket Software Lithuania.

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What you’ll experience at the academy: 

Become one of the next generation of engineers shaping the backbone of global industries - through deep technical training combined with modern AI skills. 

  • Structured training: A six-month paid training program covering essential technical skills, domain fundamentals and practical AI capabilities.
  • Real-world impact from day one: Work alongside experienced engineers on real projects contributing to the future of infrastructure, automation & enterprise software.
  • A long-term career path: Graduates who successfully complete the program will have an opportunity to transition into full-time roles at Rocket Software Lithuania.  

Applicants should possess: 

  • Academic excellence: A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electronics or a related engineering field (recent graduates or soon-to-graduate students welcome).
  • Passion for coding: A genuine enthusiasm for programming and a desire to learn new technologies and grow as AI-enabled engineer.
  • AI ready mindset: Has experimented with AI tools and sees AI as a natural part of the engineering toolkit - curious, proactive, and ready to integrate AI into real-world development tasks.
  • Innovative mindset: Motivation, curiosity, and readiness to embrace challenges head-on, including an agnostic approach to technology and programming languages. 
     
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Moments from the first NextGen Academy

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Hear from our recent graduates

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The booster and mentor initiatives in Rocket helped me a lot throughout the academy. They were always supportive and motivating when times were challenging. It allowed me to delve deeper into the Rocket culture. Not only did it allow me to see what kind of people I will be working with outside management but also to meet them in an informal environment."

Domantas Kakciukas NextGen Academy graduate
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I enjoyed our traditional community morning breakfast, starting the day with delicious food, coffee and good company. This initiative is as important to me as learning about mainframe! It is such a welcoming environment; everyone being motivated and always ready to help. Learning from technology experts, working individually and in teams prepared me for the upcoming challenges."

Deividas Jagela NextGen Academy graduate
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Joining Rocket Software’s NextGen Academy was a big step in changing my career path. The program opened my eyes to the unfamiliar world of mainframe, which I had never worked with before. The technical training was strong, and we got hands-on experience from day one. Now, I feel much more confident in my skills and excited to grow my career at Rocket Software."
 

Egle Juraityte NextGen Academy graduate
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NextGen Academy gave me a unique opportunity to start my career in tech while providing a collaborative and supportive environment to grow my technical and professional skills. You can see the core values—humanity, empathy, trust, and love—applied in all interactions across the company. What I really like here is working every day on interesting and challenging tasks, which reflects real-world problems. I recommend anyone who is aspiring to start or change directions of their career to join NextGen Academy."

Rustam Habibov NextGen Academy graduate