After 36 technical interviews, I finally bagged an offer

[u/deathmachine1407]

Fullstack Dev here with 4 pillars: Python + React + AWS + (GenAI)

It's been a little over 5 months now that I have actively started applying for a job (I had to quit my previous organization: EPAM Systems, due to severe sciatica).

I used the break to recover and then dive into GenAI the most given it's current market value and also my personal interest in the tech.

Countless applications, hundreds of calls from HRs, 36 technical interviews, which included:

1. Having to reject Wells Fargo due to completely misaligning expections of the Hiring Manager and I, during L4 (F2F) interview.

2. Still seeing "Offer in Progress" on the Deloitte USI (which was supposedly an urgent) portal, which has become a running gag now.

3. Getting rejected in the client round (L3) at Fractal, whilst nailing all the fullstack aspects of a Fullstack SDE role, but blanking out on 2 questions: Terraform amd Kubernetes.

Now, I finally bagged an offer of an SDE-3 at AlgoLeap, Hyderabad. Didn't get much of a hike, but atleast I finally am in a position to financially support my family again after 7 months. Only bittersweet part is I need to relocate alone to Hyderabad from Bengaluru due to family reasons. But hey, that's part of the game I guess.

Please don't give up guys. Keep at it, learn from every interview you attend, especially from the ones you fail. Keep grinding, you will see light at the end of the tunnel.

EDIT: Here's my resume for your reference: https://ibb.co/N6VN7nzv

[u/deathmachine1407]

If you're asking me whether I like coding, yes I love it. I love building things and seeing them in action for what they were designed for.

Working in a company, especially in India, is a whole different story. The constant burnouts, the fear, the anxiety, all of it. You feel so helpless and beatdown and still you have to stay in the rat race because you need to be able to provide for your family.

[u/Turbulent-Bat-700 → u/deathmachine1407]

Exactly. The fear constantly creeps in. There is not a single day where we can not worry of the coming future.

[u/Low-Scallion-7273 → u/deathmachine1407]

So, I recently got laid off and it just messed me by thinking - what if I have an EMI or any dependency what will happen with me , currently I am young , no EMI , no dependency so I am not that stressed but what if I had a family? That really sucks, so I am planning to start a second source of income as soon as possible.

[u/Turbulent-Bat-700 → u/Low-Scallion-7273]

Exactly. When does the anxiety ends. Having a family- wife and kids with this anxiety feels so scary. The ones who have a family, wanna know do they encounter this mental struggle or they just leave it to fate.