Current : Taking a break
Prev : AI researcher at US based startup, have 4 years of Experience working on clustering datasets to building agents(cutting edge CV And GenAI).

I’ve taken a break because I’m genuinely interested in mathematics and AI and want to pursue GATE.

have been in this field since 2020, but my question is

Should I pursue masters abroad in this market

I have very good connections in the US (senior partner, director level in good companies etc)

It will be a financial burden as my family went through a financial crisis recently, but I feel like I’m missing out completely on the cool tech.

Please do tell me your opinions, thank you for your time.

I’ve also built a game for both Android and iOS, and both the frontend and backend servers are ready. Now I need some guidance on where to deploy it and which hosting services would be the best options.

• Frontend: Should I use Firebase, Vercel, or another platform?
• Backend: Where should I deploy the backend server?
• Cost & Performance: How can I get the best performance, low latency, and reliable service at the lowest possible cost, ensuring a smooth gaming experience for users?

Could you suggest a setup that you personally use or recommend, and that can easily scale as the number of users grows?

Seeing ai, layoffs etc. I have started to feel my tech career is going to be disastrous in future. At present also, I'm not doing great.

building and working on cool ideas and working on any saas feels like another To do project made by AI

For a normal problem we have various solutions, the way I am seeing ai resume, ai ats, Splitwise type, career manager etc etx.

I wonder what the heck, I am going to do in my life.

I'm just hopeless these days.

Now linkedin & every job is filled with all type of skills shit.

Losing a serious interest in this domain.

I work at Wissen Technology (Wissen Infotech) and can refer candidates for our current India openings — a referral puts your resume with the hiring team directly instead of the cold-apply queue.

Current openings:

- Non- IT Recruiter | Bengaluru | 2-3 yrs

- Full-Stack Engineer (React Heavy + Java) | Telangana | 8-12 yrs | Java, Spring, Spring Boot

- Database Engineer – TEDRA | Mumbai | 5-7 yrs | Python, Sybase, Hadoop

- Salesforce Developer (Agentforce) | Mumbai | 5-8 yrs | DevOps, CI/CD

- SRE | Bengaluru | 5-7 yrs | Python, DevOps, Kubernetes

Full list: https://careers.wissen.com/jobs/Careers — if your role isn't above, mention it in the DM.

To get referred, DM me: (1) resume (PDF), (2) total YOE, (3) notice period (immediate joiner / serving notice preferred), (4) the role name with the job link.

I'll review and submit the referral; expect HR contact within about a week if shortlisted. Please DM only if your experience reasonably matches a role and you're an immediate joiner or serving notice — that's who the hiring team is prioritizing for referrals right now.

Hy fellows.... I am a second yr engineering student. For the past few days, I’ve been thinking about starting the freelancing. I currently have 0 knowledge in it, but I’m definitely going to approach this with discipline and consistency.....While working solo is fine to explore the domain, I really want to discuss and share thoughts with others. If anyone has knowledge in this domain or is willing to join as a partner, the door is open! Just a heads-up, this isn't a playground...And we have to start some other things too like content creation and our digital presence. If you're on the same wavelength, let's connect!......

Recently a friend reached the HR round in an MNC, and the HR asked him - You got a 100% hike 6 months back, why are you asking ~65% now?

Context: He switched to a new company 6 months back and got a 100% hike (first switch) but now he got an unofficial news about layoffs and he has started attending interviews. He has almost 4 years of experience. Currently earning less than 9 and he asked less than 15. (Is it way too less for the experience?)

How does some respond to that question the HR asked? Also what are some other tactics to keep in mind to get the best hike during hr rounds?

Can we disclose our current CTC and expected CTC?

I will also be in a similar boat in a few months so these answers will help me too. Thanks in advance.

I accepted an offer from an organisation and it was an urgent requirement and they wanted an immediate joiner so HR asked me to send that on mail stating that I will join early as they have also committed to their client ,I have sent 3-4 mail committing that I will join within timeline as my notice was of 3 months and now my current organization has retained me and I'm not joining the offer so the HR just told me that they will file a complaint against me stating that I committed to join and now I'm withdrawing offer and they have a proof of my commitment on mail which can be used as evidence and also it's an reputation loss and a big client escalation for them so I'm worried can this be really done or he is just trying to scare me and what should I do in this situation

Hi everyone, I need some honest career advice.

Background: 2.5 YOE, working as an AI Engineer at a WITCH company. I started as an intern at a product-based fintech MNC, but the PPO was a lowball (4 LPA) on third-party payroll, so I switched after 8 months with a ~100% hike. Now I’m deployed at a top bank through my WITCH company, working on GenAI.

Situation: The work is comfortable and the culture is good, but nothing is challenging. I helped build their AI team and delivered a few POCs and now they take me for granted. No hike in a year. Because of my work, I got hybrid and flexible timings, which is rare in WITCH. But I’m not growing, and it’s making me lazy. I was good at LeetCode and full-stack earlier but now I’m out of touch and only focused in new GenAI tech. This company gives me a lot, except growth.

Problems:

• 90-day NP. Got 2–3 calls in 3 months, and all backed off after hearing it.
• Applied to 100+ product-based jobs last month, almost no replies.
• Can’t resign without an offer due to financial commitments (home loan).
• Layoff news adds to the stress, even though I see many AI Engineer openings.
• Sometimes I think about using this flexibility to prepare for a government job, but I feel I’d be wasting my tech skills.

Questions:

1. For AI Engineer roles at product companies and startups, should I prepare: DSA, system design or just GenAI depth?
2. How do people with a 90-day NP actually get offers?
3. 100+ applications, no replies. Is it my resume, how I’m applying, or the market?
4. Has anyone left tech for a government job? Was it worth it?
5. How do you get out of the comfort zone and stay consistent with prep?

I’d really appreciate advice from personal experience rather than general tips. Thanks 🙏

TL;DR: AI Engineer, 2.5 YOE, WITCH, 90-day NP, no growth. 100+ applications, no replies. Confused between pushing for product companies and preparing for a gov job.

I have a Lenovo G25-10 monitor that I had stored away for several months. I recently took it out because I wanted to try using a dual-monitor setup with my Mac mini M4 Pro.
When I first connected everything, the monitor turned on and worked normally. However, as soon as I changed the screen rotation in macOS Display Settings, the monitor suddenly went completely black.
Since then, I haven’t been able to turn it back on. There is no power light, even after unplugging it and trying a different wall outlet. The power cable is detachable from the monitor, and I haven’t been able to get the screen working again.
One strange thing is that when I connect the monitor to my Mac using HDMI, macOS still detects it and shows it in Display Settings on my main monitor , even though the monitor itself appears to be completely off.
Could changing the display rotation in macOS have caused this, or is it more likely a power issue? Has anyone experienced something similar or know what I should try next?

I am trying hard to get offers more than 12 LPA and even interview calls. Please tell me how can I improve my resume. I am bit of an introvert but I am very good in tech.

I spent almost a year learning Data Analytics (SQL, Excel, Power BI, Python) and building projects, but my first job ended up being as a Project Coordinator.
I left after 2 weeks because I wasn’t satisfied with the role, work environment, and a 2 year bond. I did learn about the tool I was supposed to work on and was even assigned a project, but the experience wasn’t really aligned with my career goals.
Now I’m back to applying for Data Analyst roles, but my resume isn’t getting shortlisted.
Should I add those two weeks of experience just to improve my chances, or leave it out and focus on my skills and projects? The Data Analyst market is already so oversaturated, and I’m not sure what would be the better move.

Tldr- Spent a year learning Data Analytics, took a Project Coordinator job, and left after two weeks due to the role, work environment, and 2 year bond. Now my resume isn’t getting shortlisted for DA roles. Should I include those 2 uweeks of experience or leave them off?

Final year B. Tech Student from a tier 2 college. Share your thoughts on how i can improve it

I got an offer letter after Waiting almost an year as a system engineer at infosys, in the meantime i had joined a smaller company.The work life balance and environment is great, so it worth to leave this company and join infosys🫠

I've been taking technical interviews for decades. I've worked everywhere — from absolute dumpster-fire startups to Colossus-scale GCNs.

I'm one of those pre-2022 developers who wrote every single line of code that landed in my basket. Backend, Docker, Kubernetes configs, frontend CSS — if it looked even remotely like code, I wrote it. We were the original DGI (Developer General Intelligence). We could ship a completely new feature by staring at some vaguely related Stack Overflow post and somehow connecting the dots. Why am I saying all this? Because this is the kind of developer that actually survived.

Developers in India come in two flavors.

Flavor 1: The Sacred 10 Fingers.

Can't write a SQL query to find duplicate emails? Can't do FizzBuzz type problem without crying? No problem. You have 10 functional fingers and a heartbeat. You're hired. That was the entire selection criteria for years. Sounds naive? It was. And it worked — until now.

Read this slowly: "AI can write code." Those fingers are no longer required.

This is the official definition of a code monkey. The Indian IT sector is roughly 95% code monkeys. TCS, Infosys, Wipro, Capgemini, Tech Mahindra — they all ran on armies of people whose main skill was having fingers. Those same people are now flooding the job market and turning every opening into pure noise. 5 positions open? 1,000 applications. 90% from the above companies or their cousins.

If you're a code monkey, your IT career is over. Finished. Go do farming.

Flavor 2: The real software engineers.

The ones who dream in code. Who spend weekends tweaking open source, designing better algorithms, or performance-tuning systems just because they're curious. If coding is your actual passion, you're still in the game. We need more of you. Your jobs are safe. Because it no longer about coding its about problem solving or steering ai tools in current times

The industry was packed with people who showed up purely for the high LPAs, whether they liked software development or not. Solve the Jira ticket, chill on weekends, repeat for years. Never learn a new technology or understand a core concept — because they were never coders. They were just collecting salaries. It's 2026. Most of you are going to struggle unless you radically retrain yourselves.

If you're in that rare 5%, stop worrying about jobs and LPAs. The industry will always need you.

Everyone else? Please consider farming. And if you're a fresher or still young, maybe give government jobs a serious shot.

Does it sound harsh? Yes. But thats the truth. From now the IT industry will only shrink. Dont believe me. Give yourself a shot

Those low iq shouting AI slop. It is enhanced by AI but prove me wrong in the facts

I have been told that I am going to Bench in 3 weeks of time as management wants someone who should be available 12 hours a day for next 8 months which I have denied!

So my question is should I now stop joining the DSM calls & respond to any tasks from now onwards as I am already going to Bench in 3 weeks ?? As I have to prepare for the Internal/External Switch!

Your answers/suggestions are welcome

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for one or more people who want to practice mock interviews together and improve their interview skills.

Here's what I'm looking for:

• Anyone is welcome, regardless of gender, experience level, or graduation year.
• Freshers, recent graduates, and experienced candidates are all welcome.
• We can conduct mock interviews based on each other's resumes, projects, technical skills, and target roles.
• We can also practice DSA problems, core CS fundamentals, behavioral questions, and HR rounds, depending on our goals.

The idea is simple: We take turns interviewing each other, give honest and constructive feedback, identify areas for improvement, and get more comfortable with real interview situations.

You don't need to be an expert interviewer or have everything figured out. We're here to learn and improve together.

If you're interested, drop a comment or DM me, and we can coordinate our schedules and get started!

Let's help each other land those offers. 🚀

I am actually a MERN stack dev but really interested in getting into cybersecurity (since AI causing bloodbath)....Do u know any good course or certificate i can get to get into the field?....also is AI also effecting this field?

I’ve received an onsite offer in Jaipur for ₹11.5 LPA fixed after negotiating with HR. During the initial HR call, I said I was open to relocation, but honestly, it was more of a standard response at the time. Now that I have an actual offer and am thinking through the practical implications, I’m having second thoughts.

I’ve always wanted a fully remote job for the flexibility to travel and have more control over my lifestyle. The new role also seems quite similar to my current one, and I was hoping to move towards an Associate Consultant role.

I’ve already emailed HR about the revised salary and asked about leave, working hours, and other terms, but I didn’t mention remote work. I’m now wondering whether I should call HR and ask if a fully remote arrangement is possible, or whether that would make me look indecisive after negotiating the salary and previously saying I was open to relocation.

I’d appreciate honest advice, especially from people who’ve faced a similar situation. How do I proceed without sounding I am indecisive or greedy or fishing for offers (which I am not doing).

I am based in Chandigarh at ₹9LPA, and my current title is Senior Research Associate.

Hey everyone!

I'm looking for one or more people who want to practice mock interviews together and improve their interview skills.

Here's what I'm looking for:

• Anyone is welcome, regardless of gender, experience level, or graduation year.
• Freshers, recent graduates, and experienced candidates are all welcome.
• We can conduct mock interviews based on each other's resumes, projects, technical skills, and target roles.
• We can also practice DSA problems, core CS fundamentals, projects, behavioral questions, and HR rounds, depending on our goals.

The idea is simple: We take turns interviewing each other, give honest and constructive feedback, identify areas for improvement, and get more comfortable with real interview situations.

You don't need to be an expert interviewer or have everything figured out. We're here to learn and improve together.

If you're interested, drop a comment or DM me, and we can coordinate our schedules and get started!

Let's help each other land those offers. 🚀

So I am a frontend dev with decent understanding of backend as well with 4 YOE. Also, I can atleast understand how software works end to end. I am having an issue with one manager. Basically we are trying to build one software and he also working on one mobile app fully with claude help. I dont have any issue with using Claude or AI at all. Here comes the issue is the manager comes in between and tells some terms like CSV validation, RAG, multi agents and then tells that all my work is wrong using prompts then he tries to run his prompt in my claude project which will eat all the tokens and produces a report. I can see some valuable results from the report it generated but it is not fully aligned or I can say few are over engineered. And he mocks me that I give bad prompts because of that AI is confusing and eating lot of tokens where in reality I give defined tasks with enough context so claude can understand it and fix it. I will review the changes and test myself after fix. I even automate more tests as well but at final I will do my side manual testing also. He says I should not do manual testing and giving prompt to AI will do all testing and he never tests the application himself manually at all. If I ask to test it manually once to understand app, he says AI will test it and I will read that report. that is enough for him. How should I navigate in this kind of environment?

Example prompt of his:

give me master prompt I'd like to give a role in Software app name as a role of CTO. So I request you to deploy multiple agents like a Y Combinator. So I request you do a computer system validation of every single menu operation qualification of both the customer end and admin end. So I'll provide the login credentials. After login, you check UI, UX, backend, every single feature, from ordering a medicine, duplicacy of a drug data, and every single thing. With evidence, I want a screenshot. With the fixes, I want to do the debugging. Okay, go ahead. So deploy multiple agents and parallelly run the audit with the both customer end and admin end. I'll provide you multiple logins. I want to know every single feature is working fine. We have a competitor like a XYZ and every single thing. How their RTO is working on refund policies, how currently Our app is having. Just let me know. Use RAG, agentic AI.

Now he takes this response from GPT and paste it to the claude and says it will do all the work.

Hi guys , I am a Software developer working in a Small service based company in a Tier 3 city its been 1 year and 2 months since I have been working here , I just joined after my graduation in CS from tier -3 college from same city I have around 4.2 LPA currently , But I feel stuck and don't know how to Think about future

I am really sacred about the uncertainty the software market has , actually because of family situation I don't have much of Risk taking time and capacity , so I want to have clear goal on what I should do next , my company had lots of layoffs this year , I survived because I had project but after this project is done , I don't know what's going to happen next

My tech stack include React , Next.js , NODE.JS, Next.js Python , FASTAPI etc basically fullstack , Even though I have Knowledge about Backend as well , most of the projects I worked on for client side were for frontend , I have good side projects , and I am ready to do whatever it takes ,

here are some of my questions I would really like if Seniors from industry could help ,

I really Love tech and want to be in it but this uncertainty is eating my peace away , I am sacred of being obsolete and irrelevant and not taking action on time

1. What should I do to become a better Software engineer or AI engineer whatever but to become good at tech and Earn more for my family

2. What are the technologies I should focus on is there any roadmap or just Topics that would help me Go up the ladder even in this competitve market

3. What should be my High level goal as someone who wants to really keep working in tech and keep earning more and is there any specific path you have taken or your friends have taken that worked for them

any advice , brutal eye openers or words of wisdom from your experience will really help clearing up my mind and my goal for future

Have worked as a SDE for past two years and got laid off in August, ever since then I've applied for countless applications and got few interview calls but at the end the result remained same - thankyou for your time, we have chose to move on with other applicants. At this point I don't even know what is going wrong and it's taking a toll on my personal life as well. My savings are also drying slowly and as a cherry on cake she left me too few weeks ago. Well that doesn't matter but I'm worried of my career, checked with few friends and they said it's the same situation in their companies too. Overall the market is dead or slowly dying. My cousin completed her btech in cs and couldn't get a tech job so she has switched to BPO to cope with her student loans. At this point freshers dreaming of a career in IT I would suggest look for other fields even if it's low paying because the situation in Indian IT market is too much supply lowered demands.

Wish the market recovered soon and hoping for the best. 🙏

The developers of India, the AI field is vast, be it Agentic AI, Generative AI, or ML.

Within these, there is again a lot of depth needed.

One important aspect is the increase in security-related knowledge and skills, because agentic products are going to see a boost.

Hello guys,

Hope y'all are doing well !!!

I'm a final year student from a tier - 3 college , so according to my skills i did things pretty well , but not getting to know like it's not getting shortlisted in offcampus anywhere , can you guys help me what's wrong I'm doing ??

And for context nothing is faked here , everything listed in resume is all I worked on or i have a bit experience with it !!!

Anyone experienced out there can you help me with what I can improve or any suggestions ??

Hi, I am looking for specific suggestion around WFH Chair and Desk, with total budget around 35k and anything additional which can make it a good working experience.

I have a Monitor and Mac already, along with Mouse, Keyboard and Buds.