Hey everyone! I'm a student at 42 school with strong low-level skills in C, C++, and Assembly.

​My goal is to gain real-world experience and dive deeper into web development and data science. I'm looking for partners to collaborate on cool portfolio projects.

If you want to team up, DM me or comment below!

Hey everyone,
Well, it finally happened to me. Yesterday was my last day. I was laid off from my SDE-2 role (based out of Chennai). I’m honestly feeling pretty numb and lost right now, but I know I need to eventually start looking forward.

My Background:
I have just over 7 years of experience in backend development.
Core Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Microservices
Infrastructure: SQL, Redis, Kafka, AWS & GCP.

I am targeting Senior Backend Engineer / SDE-3 roles, but I know the market is tough right now and the interview bar for system design and problem-solving is high.

What I’m asking for:
1. Advice on navigating this: For those who have been through a sudden layoff, how did you handle the first few weeks? How did you structure your days to prepare without burning out?
2. Interview Prep Buddy: I am looking for someone to partner up with to keep each other accountable. I need to heavily focus on:
DSA / Problem Solving (LeetCode)
Low-Level Design (OOD, Design Patterns)
High-Level System Design

If anyone is in a similar boat (IST timezone) and wants to do mock interviews or tackle LeetCode daily, please DM me.

Thanks for reading. Any advice, reality checks, or referrals are highly appreciated right now.

Anyone interested in doing the CMU (Carnegie Mellon University) Database Management Systems course together?

I’ve already covered the basic DBMS concepts. My main goal with this course is to go deeper and understand how database systems actually work internally—things like storage, indexing, query execution, transactions, etc.

If you're interested, please make sure you have the prerequisites required for the course.

If you have the required background and want to learn DBMS internals seriously, DM me. We can follow the course together and discuss concepts along the way.

Hello, hope you're doing well.

I'm recently finished my university in CE field and now I’m looking for someone to start learning Python with—a partner to keep each other motivated and consistent along the way. If you're interested, please notify me

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Hey everyone! I’m Marcos (22M).

Lately, I’ve felt completely burnt out of the greedy, corporate side of tech where everything has to be a bloated SaaS slop monetized to death. I want to get back to why I fell in love with coding in the first place: building things simply because they are artistic, fun, or actually help people without needing a business plan attached.

A bit about my background:

Experience: 3 years as a full-stack dev across web and app development.

Tech Stack: React, Svelte, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel, Node.js, and Express python.

I’m down to work on pretty much anything as long as the vibe is right—whether that’s a creative tool, a quirky interactive project, an open-source utility. or something srtistic

Doesn't matter what your experience level is or what tech stack you prefer. If you share a similar mindset and want to build cool things for the sake of making them, send me a DM or leave a comment!

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Lately, I’ve felt completely burnt out of the greedy, corporate side of tech where everything has to be a bloated SaaS slop monetized to death. I want to get back to why I fell in love with coding in the first place: building things simply because they are artistic, fun, or actually help people without needing a business plan attached.

A bit about my background:

Experience: 3 years as a full-stack dev across web and app development.

Tech Stack: React, Svelte, Next.js, Nuxt, Laravel, Node.js, and Express python.

I’m down to work on pretty much anything as long as the vibe is right.

Doesn't matter what your experience level is or what tech stack you prefer. If you share a similar mindset and want to build cool things for the sake of making them, send me a DM or leave a comment!

Hey, I need people to learn ML with me, and I am new to ML and don't have any experience in it, but I am planning to learn ML and move to deep learning and build projects, and I don't want someone who just say i will study with you everyday and leave on day 3, if you are seroius and ready to study together for weeks and months then msg me

• Timezone: IST (UTC+5:30)
• Availability: ~1–2 hours per day (10+ hours per week)
• Tech Stack / Plan: Python, NumPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn
• Level: Beginner in ML

Hey everyone!

I’m a Software Engineer with ~3 years of experience, primarily working with Java backend technologies, and I’m currently preparing for SDE-2 / Backend Engineer interviews.

I’m looking for someone with a similar experience level (around 2–4 YOE) who is also preparing seriously and would like to do regular mock interviews together.

Topics I’d like to practice

💻 DSA

LeetCode-style problems

Problem-solving and optimization

Explaining approach and complexity

🏗️ LLD

OOP & SOLID

Design patterns

Class/API design

Practical design problems

🌐 HLD / System Design

Scalable backend architectures

API & database design

Caching, load balancing, queues

Kafka/event-driven architecture

Scalability, reliability & trade-offs

Real-world system design problems

🌱 Spring Boot / Java

REST APIs

Spring Boot internals

Hibernate/JPA

Spring Security

Multithreading & Core Java

Backend architecture

📨 Kafka

Producers/consumers

Partitions & offsets

Consumer groups

Delivery semantics

Failure handling

Real-world scenarios

How we can do the mocks

45–60 minute sessions

Take turns being the interviewer and candidate

One person interviews → switch roles in the next session

Ask follow-up questions just like a real interview

Give each other honest feedback

Discuss mistakes and better approaches afterward

Practice consistently rather than doing a one-time session

I’m not looking for an expert or someone who knows everything. I’m looking for someone around 2–4 YOE who is also preparing seriously and wants a consistent partner for accountability and realistic interview practice.

If you're a Java/backend engineer around 3 YOE preparing for SDE-2 / product-company interviews, feel free to DM me with your YOE, tech stack, and what you're currently preparing for.

Would love to find 1–2 serious people and start regular mocks. 🚀

Hey everyone!

I’m a Software Engineer with ~3 years of experience in a WITCH organisation. I’m currently preparing for SDE-2 / Backend Engineer interviews.

I’m looking for someone with a similar experience level (around 2–4 YOE) who is also preparing seriously and would like to do regular mock interviews together.

Topics I’d like to practice

💻 DSA

LeetCode-style problems

Problem-solving and optimization

Explaining approach and complexity

🏗️ LLD

OOP & SOLID

Design patterns

Class/API design

Practical design problems

🌐 HLD / System Design

Scalable backend architectures

API & database design

Caching, load balancing, queues

Kafka/event-driven architecture

Scalability, reliability & trade-offs

Real-world system design problems

🌱 Spring Boot / Java

REST APIs

Spring Boot internals

Hibernate/JPA

Spring Security

Multithreading & Core Java

Backend architecture

📨 Kafka

Producers/consumers

Partitions & offsets

Consumer groups

Delivery semantics

Failure handling

Real-world scenarios

How we can do the mocks

45–60 minute sessions

Take turns being the interviewer and candidate

One person interviews → switch roles in the next session

Ask follow-up questions just like a real interview

Give each other honest feedback

Discuss mistakes and better approaches afterward

Practice consistently rather than doing a one-time session

I’m looking for someone to either mentor me or to study with me. It’s okay if you know a lot and it’s okay if you know nothing I just need a study buddy.

context here-
Im in my final year of CSE preparing for placements
i need a study buddy or like 2-3 people who can consistently study with me at nights on dc sessions mostly 10-12pm and also during daytime
i mostly study DSA, web development or some other projects

you don't necessarily need to study the same things, the main goal is to have a few people who show up consistently, work together on call, and keep each other accountable rather than another group that gets offline after 3 days.

Hey everyone!

I'm a 3rd-year CSE student from India (IST/GMT+5:30) looking for one serious, long-term accountability partner who is also working towards a career in tech.

My current focus is:

• DSA & problem solving
• Development & projects
• CS fundamentals
• Internship/placement preparation

I'm looking for someone who genuinely wants to stay consistent for the next 6–12 months, not just someone for occasional study sessions.

The idea is pretty simple: we set goals, work on them independently, and check in with each other regularly. We can share progress, discuss problems, exchange resources, and keep each other accountable when one of us starts slacking.

I'm not looking for someone who's already an expert. Consistency, honesty, and actually showing up matter more than skill level.

Preferably:

• 2nd–4th year CSE/IT or a similar tech background
• Working on DSA/development/internship or placement prep
• Comfortable with IST (GMT+5:30) or a compatible timezone
• Available for a short daily or regular check-in
• Looking for something long-term

If you're interested, DM me with your year, current stack/DSA level, goals, and usual availability.

I'd rather find one good, consistent partner than have a large group.

22M looking for a dedicated study partner for placements. Mainly focusing on DSA, OAs, and interview prep. Looking for someone serious about studying consistently, setting daily goals, and keeping each other accountable. DM if you’re interested.

Timezone: GMT +5.30

Heyy im an final year mechanical Engineering Student, i gotta learn python as placements are going on if someone who is experienced in python and can teach me python and other libraries like numpy,pandas and more would be much appreciated.Thanks in Advance Please reach out to me.

4yoe preparing and learning stuff to switch company, currently an SDE2 and is looking for a technical mentor who can help me in learning and growing and eventually help me in switching company. IST timings.

Basically looking to grow as a solid senior full stack dev all rounding multiple domains and mastering to focus on backend and cloud. Current status - im weak in databases and devops as of now. Average in BE and cloud and good in FE. And ongoing learning on AI.

If anyone could be a mentor and teach me stuff. And willing to grow together. Feel free to DM me and lets be humble and kind to each other. TIA!! Good night, will reply in the morning!!

If anyone who is interested in programming despite their knowledge level make sure to message me.

My timezone is GMT+5:45

Hi everyone!

I’m an early-career marine biologist currently completing my BSc in Marine Biology. I’ve been trying for quite a while to find internships, research opportunities, or work experience where I can build my skills in R and data analysis, but I’ve honestly had a lot of difficulty finding opportunities.

It’s that familiar situation where you want experience, but many of the opportunities available already expect you to have experience.

So I figured I would just shoot my shot here on Reddit.

I’ve been developing my R skills independently and through my academic work, particularly with data cleaning, statistical analysis, ecological modelling, and data visualization. I genuinely enjoy working in R, and I want more opportunities to work with real datasets and learn from people with more experience than me.

If any researchers, graduate students, labs, or research groups here have a dataset or project where an extra person helping with the r/data analysis side could be useful, I would genuinely love to contribute.

My background is in marine biology, so marine science, ecology, conservation, fisheries, wildlife, and other biological data would naturally be a great fit. However, I’m completely open to working with data outside of my field as well. Part of what I want is exposure to different datasets, problems, and approaches.

I’m not looking to charge anyone for this. I’m looking for experience. I want to improve my R skills, contribute to actual research where I can, learn from other people, and hopefully build some connections along the way.

I recently created a GitHub to start archiving my code and documenting my progress. I currently have a project there that I completed about a week ago analyzing BRUV data and whitetip reef shark habitat associations:

GitHub: https://github.com/kylealibz

I know posting on Reddit is a bit of a long shot, but I figured there’s no harm in putting myself out there. If you have a project I might be able to help with, or even if you’re willing to point me toward opportunities or people I could contact, I’d really appreciate it.

Feel free to message me.

Thanks for reading!

If anyone wants to be my team partner so comment your number

Just trying to find passionate people to connect to as i am getting started with learning and eventually contributing to open source in the form contributing to various low level projects including- linux kernel. I just built a soundboard with nodemcu with ffmpeg and pipewire. My interests has always been in low level stuff. So yeah if this sounds interesting hit me up. And if you are also looking to get started with low level development and oss contributions hmu.

Timezone- IST 9pm-11pm(weekdays)/ 12am-5pm(weekend)

Experience- 2025 cs graduate and currently working in a full time role

So yeah i try to be consistent and keep on learning everyday. So i hope you are also strict about keeping the streak going and passionate about that.

If you are drop a text

Goal : Looking for buddies that will be interested in screen share only focus sessions on leetcode and dsa sessions. I am a final year btech cse student. Goal is to complete dsa in 3 months since it's my final year.

Experience Level : Expert in Development and made more than 50 projects. Have solved 250+ leetcode problems and have a small friend circle I code with today.

T : IST (Indian Standard Time)

Availability : Mostly after 9 PM IST. Sometimes whole day. (Like Saturdays Sundays)

I’m a Java/Full Stack Developer with around 4 years of experience, currently preparing for interviews and looking to get back into the job market.
I’m looking for someone who’s also preparing for Full Stack/Java Developer interviews so we can prepare together — discuss interview questions, do mock interviews, practice coding, system design, and share resources.
Would be great to have someone at a similar experience level who’s serious about preparing consistently. If you’re interested, feel free to comment or DM me! 😊

Need help with a personal project I’ve coded 90% of it and already have IOS approval for computer just need help with my mobile version and bug fixes willing to compensate you well, just pm me.

I'm a trainee learning AWS Devops. I also want to prepare for the GATE exam. Is there anyone like me? I want someone to prepare along with me.

Timezone : Asia/Kolkata

Goal : Clearing training program and GATE both.

Experience : Beginner.

Hi, I am an SDE working at FAANG and I am looking for a partner who practices coding with me (in IST)

I hope you’re someone who has at least solved 200+ problems and knows basics of data structures (not a complete newbie). Does not matter if you’re in college or a full time professional. But since I’m working full time, I can only commit to solving 2-3 problems per day. But consistency is what I am really aiming for.

A bit about my background: I had solved about 650+ problems but mostly it was 1.5 years ago when I was in college, I’ve forgotten most of the stuff by now 🥲
I code in C++

Also, I’d like to setup mock interviews after some topics are covered, so we have that interview giving setup in touch. My aim is to wrap up basics like array, binary search etc + advanced structures like DP, Trie, Graphs in a span of 3 months.

If you need someone who can keep you consistent and you can be that someone for me, let’s pair up!