Been without a job for over 5 months. My wife and I were supposed to move abroad for my new job. Visa done, tickets booked, bags packed. At Mumbai emigration, I was stopped because my passport has an ECR endorsement and I didn't have emigration clearance. This was supposed to be my first international trip.

I genuinely didn't know I had this endorsement or what it meant.

I'd shared my passport with my employer during the visa process. To be fair, their pre-departure guide does say employees with ECR passports should notify them. I missed that requirement amid all the relocation paperwork, and that one miss has derailed the move.

The emigration officers suggested getting clearance through the Protector of Emigrants (POE). I passed this option on to my employer, but they've asked me to get my passport reissued instead. The move is now delayed by weeks.

I accept that it's my passport and I should have checked. But shouldn't a company handling an international relocation also flag this when they've already received the passport?

Am I being unreasonable to feel let down, or is it fair to expect the relocation team to catch it too?

Also, has anyone been through an ECR offload or obtained POE clearance for an overseas job? What worked for you: clearance or passport reissue? What should I watch out for from here?

TL;DR: Been without a job for over 5 months. On my first international trip to start a job abroad, Mumbai emigration stopped me over an ECR endorsement I didn't know I had. My employer had my passport, but I also missed the ECR warning in their guide. Officers suggested POE clearance; my employer wants passport reissue, delaying the move by weeks. Is it fair to expect the relocation team to have flagged this? Anyone been through this: POE clearance or reissue, and what worked?

a name that sounds modern, is easy to pronounce, easy to remember and feels natural to Indian users.

What names would you suggest? Drop your ideas in the comments. Let's see if we can find a name that really sticks.

Okay, updating the post. Names from any language are welcome, including English. Let's see what we come up with.

Update : one name i liked till 29 comments vartalap, hike is all time fevt but its taken you can suggest English too or a mix of eng + indian languages

Update 2: You can now suggest names in any language, even Dothraki. and why does Indian Chatpata have -4 upvotes?

Update 3: wow 140 comments and i am searching for domains like hell and none of them available not even simple names or if any the cost is in crores

Something that comes up here from both sides constantly -- candidates asking how to clear DSA rounds, and people who've sat on panels asking why hiring takes so long -- and I think the two complaints are about the same thing.

A DSA round asks: find the longest substring without repeating characters, in O(n). It's fair, it's learnable in eight weeks of grinding, and it's cheap to run: one interviewer, one scorecard, an hour. It also tells you very little. Two candidates can score identically and one of them won't be able to explain why their own service fell over last quarter.

A loop built around a system someone actually owned asks different questions: what did it do, what did you choose and why, what broke under load, what would you do differently now, who disagreed with you and how did that get resolved. Those answers can't be prepped in eight weeks and can't be bluffed either, because the follow-up goes a layer deeper and the bluff collapses at the second "why".

The awkward part is cost. The second loop eats an engineer's afternoon and produces no comparable number, which is probably why the default here stays the first one. The cheap filter wins on volume, and volume is what most pipelines are actually optimising for.

So I'm honestly unsure whether what I'm describing is a good-team / bad-team split, or just a function of how many candidates a company has to sift through before it can afford the expensive conversation.

Which is why I'd like to hear from people who interviewed this year: did any loop ask you about something you built and then keep digging? And if it did, did the offer conversation afterwards feel different -- more like two parties negotiating who'd already seen each other work?

After every other post, all I’m reading about is layoffs Honestly fear mongering isn’t even the topic anymore. You can all see what’s happening and where the market is heading.

I just wanna see how people are still gonna say the bubble is gonna burst.

Hey, thanks for reading first of all.

I graduated from a Tier infinity college :P this year and got an off-campus opportunity at a startup in Maharashtra. I am working on developing software platform for the startup and some electronics as well. Its a very small team so there is comparatively less chances of layoff ( although reading stories of people getting laid off on reddit and twitter scares me ).

I have worked on 3 projects till now, 2 firmware ( delivered ) and 1 software (ongoing). ( 5 months of internship + 4 months full time ). Few more electronics related projects are there that we are researching and working on.

I have a keen interest in software/app development and I am starting to develop some interest in firmewares as well. Have done a good amount of DSA problems but can't stay consistent in solving problems daily. Learning LLD, HLD, Agents, RAGs etc. on daily basis.

I have always wanted to move abroad as a software engineer, for few years if not for life. So, I want to get some suggestions or a roadmap or anything that can help. Should I even go in this direction ? How to improve my learning process and how to approach this goal ?

Thanks for reading !!

Hi

I am 23 yr pass out and software engineer 2 at a good company .getting around 1.8l per month. Tech wise it is good and work wise as well better. But as its been more than 3 yrs, I thought I should switch for higher package and now learning became stale. But after seeing market laid offs and stuff from past 6 months I am doubtful to take risk and join new company .

So what do u suggest

Settle here or switch

I am sure I may not get laid off(i hope so) in current company, unless I work very bad which is currently not.

I want to go to some US based companies so I can get US stocks . But seeing laidoff in big companies is concerning

A recruiter reached out for a Staff Engineer role at Google. They wanted to have System Design and Googlyness virtual rounds first and said they would be elimination rounds; once I clear them, I will need to fly to in-office interviews. I wanted 4 weeks of prep time, I interviewer negotiated hard to only allow me 2 week. Just a few days before the System design interviews, I realised I am not ready and will bomb the interview. I politely requested 2 more weeks of time, and after that I was ghosted. Did not receive any reply over email; I have tried reaching out multiple times over email and phone, with no replies. I am shocked by how times have changed. There was a time when Google recruiters were open enough to support candidates if they needed more time, but now they just want to close the position ASAP.

The job market is brutal, with so many laid-off candidates trying to find jobs and companies reducing the no. of job openings now that AI is able to do so much.

My answer is this(May not be the right answer) :

1. I can give example scripts to Claude on how the end result should look like. I know well what the end result should look like. Without that AI would take at least 10 times more time, effort, frustration and tokens.
2. I know what things AI handles well, what file formats AI reads and edit well like txt, csv, HTML, md and it is not so good in completing whole projects in Php, js etc.
3. I can work with AI and not get exhausted. AI needs lot of attention and it can exhaust the user quickly if he works continuously.
4. I know stuff other than coding like English language, basics of marketing, accounting, people management etc which is necessary to work with Claude.

I think Incorrect answer is:

1. I know coding plus so snd so programming languages and stacks and understand the code written by Claude code. (You cannot really afford to read and understand every code, it will be as good as writing it manually.)
2. Claude code is expensive. (Opencode + Deepseek is very cheap and does 90% as good a job at 10% cost. Claude code was good until last year and AI developers prefer Deepseek for affordability now.)

I think Worst Answer is:

1. My current package is or was __LPA so I deserve __LPA. (You may soon be counting Insults per Annum)
2. I have a CS degree. (You will be competing with 12th pass people and Housewives soon)

Built this for CLAT/AILET (law entrance) aspirants who are bored of MCQ apps. It's a Subway Surfers-style runner, except every few seconds a question gate shows up (BNS, BNSS, BSA, Constitution, legal maxims) and you have to switch to the lane with the right answer.

The game is super hard to play after level 50 and only real heavy drivers can reach that.

Stuff in it:

• Learn from questions prepared and updated live every week.
• Jump barricades, slide under court banners, surf on bus roofs
• Power ups like bail bond , 50-50 , objection , legal team who runs with the player.
• 5 worlds that change as you run: Mumbai street, court complex, Parliament lawns, law library, monsoon flood.

Free, no login.
Would love feedback on the feel of the controls and performance on your phone.

Hello guys..

Location Bangalore is a necessity. Being available to meet.

Team of 2 here with absolutely no technical background trying to build a bootstrapped platform.
I have built 50-60% of the app using Claude but getting complicated and I don’t want app to break in the initial stages.

The idea is validated by the market already and we are trying to build a platform. (Think Airbnb Uber and UrbanClap).

We are searching for a Technical Cofounder (WILL BE GIVEN EQUITY as well) to help us build the MVP and launch the app and I can pay a nominal amount for the MVP App but the builder has to come on board as a CTO to help navigate a few months of technical issues while I do the field work to onboard customers through direct approach.

The Platform if accepted has a potential of scaling to multiple Metro Cities and will become a Recurring Revenue business.

Note: Please be kind. Everything is informal here. I have not sat with Peter Thiel to get the business etiquettes or a formal pitch format and I don’t like that either. So.! Those who have no intention of discussing, stay away from the comments section entirely. Have some impulse control.

You are free to DM.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for a teammate for an upcoming AI hackathon who has hands-on experience with Agentic AI, LLMs, and AI integration.

Requirements:

- Experience with LangChain and LangGraph

- Understanding of agentic workflows and AI agents

- Experience integrating LLMs and open-source AI models

- Knowledge of tool calling, structured outputs, and API integration

- Familiarity with RAG, embeddings, and vector databases

- Experience with FastAPI or similar backend frameworks

- Ability to connect AI systems with web applications

- Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to collaborate

Bonus: Experience with multimodal AI, model deployment, and building end-to-end AI applications.

If you're interested, comment below or DM me with a brief introduction, your relevant experience, and GitHub/portfolio links.

Let's build something awesome together!

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I have a Mobile app that is used as an extension for our internal app, now Earlier we had a developer he has a mac and he could build the app and update the version for Android and iOS.

After his passing and we are not planning to get a mac anytime soon how can we do the same?

Hey everyone,

I'm a 2024 B.Tech CSE graduate, and honestly, I'm a bit lost about what to do next.

After graduating, I spent time preparing DSA, building projects, doing freelance work, and trying to get into software development. I've also worked as a DSA instructor and have around six months of internship experience in backend development.

My main tech stack is Java, Spring Boot, Python, FastAPI, SQL, etc. I've built real-world projects and my LeetCode profile is in the top 4% globally, so it's not like I've done nothing since graduation.

But despite all this, I still haven't been able to land an SDE job.

I've applied through job portals, worked on my resume to make it ATS-friendly, sent cold emails, asked for referrals, and tried different approaches. I've had a few interviews too, including some where I reached the later rounds, but nothing has worked out so far.

At this point, I'm starting to question whether I'm approaching this the right way.

I'm considering joining CDAC, but I'm confused about whether it's actually worth it for me. I'll have to invest more time and money, and I'm not sure whether it will significantly improve my chances of getting a job.

Should I go for CDAC, or should I continue applying and focus on getting better at interviews and strengthening my existing skills?

I'm also wondering whether I should stick to Java backend development or start exploring .NET and other technologies to increase my chances.

I'd really like to hear from people who have been in a similar situation, especially those who graduated in 2023 or 2024.

If you did CDAC, did it help you get a job? And if you didn't, how did you eventually break into the industry?

I'm not looking for motivation or someone to tell me to just keep trying. I'd genuinely appreciate some practical advice on what I should do differently.

If you were in my position, what would you do?

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AI made us worst in interviews because in technical interviews they say don't use chatgpt only use google and you have to build what they gave you without AI and give you 4 hours but the assignment they give always takes more than 4 hours if you write all the code by yourself. We got productive and able to deliver complex requirements in less time but interviewers don't give a damn literally. I am missing the time without AI, we used to R&D on a lot of websites and also used to watch youtube videos for help, implementation, understanding of anything. Stackoverflow was very popular but today nobody opens it. Developers gets paid high salary and had a great respect if you say that this will take time companies used to believe it and when you deliver something complex you used to get fulfilment and gets appreciated as well. If AI had not come we were better and refined developers and do we really need it a lot of great products made without AI before. We lost the satisfaction and fulfilment we used to get before on building or fixing something. We rarely write code these days the logic and problem solving and fundamentals also affected as companies want everything quickly and we are using AI for it. Interviews got tougher and expectations of companies increased, salaries decreased, less hiring, more firing. I wish something happens AI bubble burst people stop using it.

Please help me make this crucial career decision.

I have received an offer from a Tokyo based company with 9.5M YEN all fixed and relocation package which is yet to be shared.

I was very keen on moving to Canada next year. I have made a calculated decision with my CRS score reaching 522+ with masters there.

And learning French is almost a sure shot of getting PR and I’m willing to invest some time while doing my masters if required.

Tokyo pros :
- Already have a job offer so the move is significantly less risky than going to Canada with masters and then job uncertainty.
- The job is remote friendly, expected to be in office once a week with transportation reimbursements so I can stay in a cheaper suburban place far from Tokyo

Tokyo Cons :
- language barrier and PR chance are very low unless I learn Japanese which I don’t intend to.
- Tokyo is extremely crowded so the whole transit situation is similar to India.

Canada pros :
- huge land, better quality of life in terms of housing, population.
- English speaking country so I can always jump ship.
- have lots of my close relatives staying in US so somewhat better support system.
- better TC prospects atleast when compared to Japan.

Canada cons :
- moving on a student visa so there’s always uncertainty of not getting job or even PR if they change the rules so might have to return back to India.

TC : 50L + esop
Yoe : 6

Since devs started using AI, every description is written with AI including technical documentation, Jira ticket description, notes etc.

This is very hard to review and even read and I don't understand half of the things written here. I miss the simple description that people can understand easily.

Hi, I am looking for guidance on a career pivot and higher education options in quantitative fields. Here is a brief background of my profile and dilemma:

- **Academic Background:** B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering from an NIT (strong quantitative foundation, deep personal interest in mathematics

).

- **Current Role:** Graduate Engineer Trainee / Operations role in a pharma supply chain company.

- **Compensation:** Decent (approx. 70k INR in-hand per month), but the day-to-day work is monotonous and unstimulating.

- **Dilemma & Goals:** I want to transition into a more intellectually stimulating quantitative/analytical career. I am currently eyeing three specific postgraduate programs:

1. CMI M.Sc. in Data Science

2. ISI M.Tech. QROR (Quality, Reliability, and Operations Research)

3. ISI M.S.QMS (Quality Management Science)

- **Specific Concerns:** While the placement records for these institutes are generally solid (predominantly leading to risk analytics roles in banks, quantitative modeling, or data science positions), I am deeply concerned about the current tech/analytics job market and recent industry layoffs.

Given this context:

1. How do CMI (Data Science) and ISI (QROR/QMS) stack up against each other in terms of risk-reward, curriculum rigor, and industry perception during a tight job market?

2. Are these degrees resilient enough to hedge against current tech volatility, or are risk/quant roles seeing similar hiring freezes?

3. What would be a structured way to evaluate whether giving up a stable 70k/month job for a rigorous full-time master's program makes sense right now?

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2025 grad

Guys, I genuinely don’t know what to do anymore, so I thought I’d ask here.

I have a degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), and I’m currently working in a technical support role. When I joined, I expected the work to be something different, but I ended up getting stuck in support.

My shift is from 9 AM to 6:30 PM, and it’s basically continuous work throughout the day. Between the constant chats, calls, pressure, and the toxic environment in my new team, I feel completely drained. By the time I get home, I have zero motivation left to study, learn new skills, or work towards switching careers.

The worst part is that I’ve forgotten most of the basics from my engineering degree, so even thinking about starting over and learning something new feels overwhelming. I want to move into a better career, but I don’t know where to start, and my current job leaves me with barely any energy to figure it out.

There’s also the fact that I live in Bengaluru, away from home. Because of limited holidays, I can only visit my family maybe twice a year, for a week or two at most. Work-from-home opportunities are limited too, so there’s very little flexibility.

What’s frustrating is that I actually enjoy my life outside work. On weekends, I go swimming, meet friends, socialize, go on bike rides, and explore the city. I feel alive. But when Monday comes, it’s back to the same exhausting routine.
Lately, I’ve been seriously thinking about quitting. I just want some time to breathe, figure out what I want to do, and start learning again without feeling exhausted all the time.

I’m scared of making the wrong decision. I don’t know whether quitting without another offer is a stupid move or whether staying in this situation will only keep me stuck.

For people who’ve been in a similar situation, what would you do?

Have any of you quit a job without another offer to upskill and change careers? How did it work out?
For someone with an ECE degree who’s forgotten most of the fundamentals, what career paths would you recommend?

Should I stick it out and try to switch while working, or consider leaving and taking a few months to figure things out?

I’m not looking for someone to tell me to just work harder or wake up earlier. I’m genuinely struggling to find the energy to do anything after work.

Would appreciate some honest advice, especially from people who’ve made a career switch from technical support.

Hey fam, please don’t come at me and tell me the job market is already bad and I can’t DREAM of becoming an SDE 2 at this level of experience, because I’m already aware of what’s happening in the market.

I want to hear from people who have actually switched or seen other people switch with a relatively low years of experience than the standard 2-3 years expectation. What were the companies? How did you/they make it happen? Was it a strong referral that acted in their favour? I’m really curious!

A bit about my background: I’ve been working at a FAANG company for 1.5 years now. Before that I’ve done couple of internships adding which makes my experience 2.1 years (but most companies don’t count internship experience is what I know sobs)

I have good grip over DSA + LLD + Fundamentals and have done good projects at my company with decent level of ambiguity and technical complexity. My team & manager were inclined for my promo but my org is in a really bad shape with people leaving left and right, including my manager and I don’t see my promo coming anytime within the next year now, which is a MAJOR SETBACK to the timelines I had.

I’ve had some call backs from other FAANG+ tier companies but they’re all offering me SDE 1 roles, which doesn’t improve my situation at all.

I’d really be grateful if people with more experience or insights on this could help me with some clarity on this situation. Thanks in advance ✨

Background

- Graduated from a tier-1 engineering college (among the top 3 NITs) in 2025

- Worked ~2.5 years at an early-stage startup during college (4-member team, remote, unpaid, but basically full-time hours) across product, building, and distribution

- Skipped campus placements because I was set on product roles

What happened at my current company

- Joined a famous mid-size company in Hyderabad in late 2025 as a 6-month intern (25k stipend), with a verbal promise of 6–8 LPA on conversion and a product role. Nothing in writing (my mistake)

- Got a marketing ops designation on joining; was told "ignore it, focus on the full-time role"

- Took ~17 days (Not a continuous one) of leave + remote work for my sibling's wedding. The internship was then extended by 2 months "to cover the leave", even though I kept working remotely during that time

- The senior manager who made the promise left, and now denies it

- At conversion time, they offered 4 LPA. I said I'd leave. They converted me to full-time anyway, without my consent, ~9 months after joining

- After more back-and-forth: 5 LPA, arrears "pending founder approval", designation Junior Product Associate

- When I asked to at least drop the "Junior", I was told that title sits in a higher salary band

What I've worked on in ~10 months

- an AI doubt-solving app for Class 11–12 students. Photo of a problem in, step-by-step video explanation out, in regional languages, with voice. I own it end-to-end: PRD, roadmap, key product decisions, development, distribution planning

- Owned a RAG chatbot end-to-end: payment and CRM integrations, reduced token consumption, chunking and fine-tuning improvements

- Built a second RAG bot, revamped a lead-prediction tool's logic, and led a chatbot-to-website transition (planning, development, marketing dashboard)

- Multi-channel campaigns (SMS, WhatsApp, email)

All this on a 6-day week, often working late.

Job search so far (APM / product roles)

- Some say I'm "overqualified" because their role is mostly coordination

- Some ask if I'd rather apply as a developer

- Recent ones say my ask for Market band (12–14 LPA) is too high and offer ~30% over current CTC

- Cleared some rounds, failed some

Seniors and Peers say do not leave the current role without an Offer in Hand.

Constraints

- Need to stay in Hyderabad for family health reasons. Open to remote

- Current pay doesn't cover my living expenses

What I'd love advice on

- Is 12–14 LPA unrealistic for my profile, or am I just being anchored to my current CTC?

- How do I handle the "current CTC" question without badmouthing my company?

- Which roles or companies value a "builder + PM" profile? AI PM, product analyst, founder's office, GCCs, something else?

- Should I take a ~7–8 LPA offer with a proper PM title just to reset my base, or hold out?

- Has anyone been in a similar spot? How did you get out?

Honest feedback welcome, including if I'm overestimating myself.

I'm a fresher(2026 grad) and recently appeared for an assessment for the Trainee Software Engineer role. However, the offer letter received mentions Automation Engineer as my designation.

I was expecting a software development role, so I'm a bit confused about this change. The HR contacted me and was talking everything so quickly I did not hear him saying the role clearly.

I'm concerned about whether accepting this offer might limit my options later. Like will I be able to work as a developer in future?

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Imagine a team of 20 developers builds an application with perfect code, comprehensive test coverage, all edge cases handled, proper monitoring app and fully automated deployment.

After go live deployment, suppose one developer can maintain the application, fix bugs, and deliver enhancements using AI coding assistants.

What happens to the other developers? How will companies generate revenue for large development teams if the software can be built and maintained with fewer people?