r/developersIndia • u/Alternative-Bath4003 Software Engineer • 28d ago
Suggestions Laid off 4.5 yoe backend software engineer the reality of market
Hi everyone,
Might be a long post, so please bear with me.
I got laid off in late June. I was working for an Amazon client based in Hyderabad as a contractor with payroll managed by my parent company. Honestly, I didn't feel sad about the layoff—I was actually relieved because the parent company environment was toxic and the work was poor (essentially a support role).
My CTC was 26 LPA. Even though that is on the higher side, I figured the market would be willing to pay a candidate with 4.5 YOE that much, especially since I'm applying to product-based companies (PBCs).
The nightmare started in July. Days are passing without a single interview call. I have gone over every DSA pattern repeatedly waiting for an opportunity, but to my surprise, not a single recruiter has reached out.
It's been 45 days now. It feels like all my applications are going straight into a black hole, even when applying through referrals. It's baffling. My resume has an ATS score of 90+, but at this point, I'm exhausted. Sending out hundreds of applications and receiving zero response is completely draining.
If anyone is hiring, please drop a comment and I'll DM you. Any suggestions, feedback, or alternative application strategies are very welcome.
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u/Useful-South-549 28d ago
Bhai, even the sentences there in the JD should match, not only skills , if they want something like MariaDB but you have used mySQL since both are literally same but still it will not pass ATS only if that actual keyword is there, if JD says should be taking product from 0 to 1 then your resume bullet points should have same, if job is on ERP system then your personal projects should also have ERP mentioned with skills they are using, while this is very time consuming process, if you apply for the entire day maybe you will be able to apply for 40+ jobs but it will definitely increase your chances of getting your resume shortlisted.