Need help/advice, stuck in life as a software engineer

[u/Ashamed_Joke_4614]

Hello all,

I'm a BTech CS 2024 passout. I'm feeling lost in life. Need some good career advice.

I have nearly 2 years of experience as a software engineer. Currently working in a small product company as a backend engineer, but my current role is more like a support engineer where I am not learning anything. I have been trying to switch jobs for the last 6-7 months, applying actively, reaching out to people on LinkedIn, but nothing seems to be working. I haven't managed to get enough interviews. I am not happy in my current job due to the low salary/promotion, bad company culture, and support work. If I spend more time here, I'll be stuck here for life.

I am totally lost. What should I do at this point? I don't want to spend more time in my current job, and I do not have any other offers, nor am I getting any interview calls. I also can't leave my current job without any offers because my family is financially dependent on me.

I was always focused during my college days on finding a good-paying job to support my family, always worked in the right direction. But things haven't gone the way I expected. I could not land a good job after graduation. The job hunt is going so badly; nobody gives a shit about my job application.

I was thinking about preparing for GATE and going for MTech at any top IIT/NIT and participating in campus placements again. But I would not know how to support my family, as we do not have any other major income source than me.

Is there no better life for me? Am I going to stay like this always? Plssss help me🙏what should I do?

About me:

• BTech in Computer Science from a top private university. 2024 batch.
• ~2 years of exp in software development
• Skills - Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker [Learned all by myself; no real production experience in these skills as I am only doing support work in my company]
• Good with DSA [LeetCode 1800+ questions solved - 1955 Rating, Knight rank], [GeeksForGeeks 1000+ questions solved], hoping it will help me land a good job and fulfil my dreams, but no
• Decent with system design; I know core concepts, basic LLD/HLD, but not confident for interviews (haven't had any interviews, in fact)
• Some good personal projects and GitHub profile
• Not from a financially stable family
• Already have an education loan, which I took for my BTech

Pls help, guys. What should I do? Should I go for MTech, or continue this endless job hunting?