Founder

If I see those many leetcode solved , you will unnecessarily get a harder problem in interview round because I will assume that you have already solved the general interview patterns 
  
 So a case study 
  
 I have 300+ but I never put link in resume bcs I don’t want them to know I can solve those questions  
  
 A knight doesn’t participate in tournaments so that enemies will know his moves. Keep them guessing  
  
 Strategic ambiguity

Damnn never gave a thought on this 😅 will remove my leetcode link from my resume today it self . thanka though 🫠 
  
 Btw any openings in your org XD ? 😬😬

Software Engineer

AI Engineer

Got placed last year ,then never touched leetcode again. Now starting once again as I plan to make a switch. My leetcode profile looks so bad with those gaps 😮‍💨 Any suggestions on how to get int...

Got placed last year ,then never touched leetcode again.
Now starting once again as I plan to make a switch. My leetcode profile looks so bad with those gaps 😮‍💨
Any suggestions on how to get interviews and Excel then ?

Starting again

Starting again- Grapevine

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

I'm a frontend dev, with close to 5 years of workex. I've been trying to switch to a full stack dev role for a couple of years now. Tried switching internally, but it didn't work because there were too many backend devs and too much dependency. 

Stuck with an infinite leetcode loop, did online courses but couldn't put those skills to work in building projects.
 
I'm looking for some advice with a focus on cracking the interviews. The plan is to take up a Full stack dev role in the next 3 months. 

Thanks in advance!

How did you switch from fronted to a backend/full-stack role?

Software Developer

Hi folks
 As a new year resolution,  I want to be interview ready at the start of this year ( say by Feb end). As far as my professional experience goes, I have worked on .NET/ C# for the last 3 years. It's been a while since I have done leetcode/DSA so I'll be starting from scratch. 
My doubt is do I choose Java as a language for coding, where my knowledge is rudimentary at best and I'll need some ramp up time. Or is it okay to go with C#, which I am already good at since I work on it daily. Will choosing C# hamper me in coding rounds or interviews or resume shortlisting ? How important is this choice ?

Personally I am inclined towards c#, as that will allow me to start coding right away without syntactic hassle, but I would really appreciate if experienced folks here can give their 2 cents. I don't want to spend too much time dwelling on this and break the momentum at the start itself

I am of course open to learning new frameworks /languages if required in the new job. No such restrictions as such.

Kickstarting my interview prep

I am a backend engineer with a 9 year exp. In my fourth company now. Started with 5 lpa, now at 31 Lpa. 
Mostly have worked in normal companies only. I am from one of the NITs. 
I am not good at DSA. Everytime I have to switch a job, my resume gets shortlisted  and I get call via naukri. 
The things is in these last 4 job searches I have been rejected 100 times. I have been rejected by almost all the companies, 
Service now 5-6 times, oracle 5-6 times, Walmart 2 times, goldman 3 times, jpmorgan 2 times, Amazon 4-5 times, arcesium 3-4 times, msft 2 times. 
Apart from these, I have been rejected by adp, celigo, phenom, barclays, flipkart etc. 

Every time, I want to change a job, I'll get rejected by all the big companies and then will get selected at some normal company with a hike and will join them. 
I am at my fourth company now, and again I am searching for a job. Have already been rejected by GS, service now, phenom, epam, ice, demandbase in last 2 months. 
Every time it is the same DSA. 

I try studying, will do decent amount of leetcode prior to interviews. Last two months I am doing leetcode from strivers sheet. 
But same question I'll do here, and in interview will fail. Example I have done sorted array rotation, shares sell and buy, rain water trapping, and was asked the same question in interview and couldn't solve. 

I also want to earn more and get into some big company and stay there for some times, what shall I do? 

My concerns are, I am getting lesser calls this time compared to the last few years, I can't be switching job every two years. 
Want to join a big company and earn more.

How to get better at DSA?

Hi, I have been working in Infosys for past 3.5yrs. my starting salary wad 5lpa and now it's 8lpa. I feel I should be compensated more based on work that I put into my projects for which the most feasible option would be to switch. Hence, I need some advice related to job-switching from fellow software engineers who have already been able to do that. 
My skills are Java-spring boot , react , sql, github copilot, kubernetes, What other skills do I need to know to be able switch comfortably? Kindly suggest some websites where I should be applying from. In the coming days maybe after March would be good time to apply, don't you think?

What scope do I have in product based companies? TIA

Job Switching Advice

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I have about 3 years of experience in DevOps. I want to know how easy it is to switch to a dev role? 
My main concern being the culture of devops work and the pay gap. Devops roles don't pay as much. 
Any advices? 
TIA

Switch from DevOps to Dev

DevOps Engineer

I am graduating from  non-CS/IT branch at a prestigious college this month. In July, I will be joining as an SDE 1 at Appian. Since this is my first full-time job, I want to prepare myself. Experienced professionals, please advise on what to do and what to avoid for better personal and professional growth.

Here are some facts about myself:

Personally, I am somewhat introverted but can talk if necessary and am good at conversing with friends. I often find that others put more effort into initiating conversations, which is why I have only a few friends and no female friends. Most of the time, I am comfortable with this, but sometimes I feel a bit lost.
I rarely play sports or engage in physical activities (I’m not good at any sports). Any suggestions for improvement in this area would be appreciated.

Professionally, I was a mediocre student in college and spent a lot of time on LeetCode (I’ve solved around 700 questions). Should I continue with LeetCode or competitive programming after joining? Or should I focus on projects and learning new tech stacks or AI/ML (I’ve studied a few courses and worked on ML projects)? 
Alternatively, should I just focus on company work and not pursue anything on my own?


Lastly, I have a keen interest in finance and the stock market. I’ve been learning and investing for the past four years. Should I devote more time to learning technical analysis and swing trading, or should I keep it minimal? 

How should I prioritize my personal, professional, and financial goals?

What to Do and Not to Do?

I am a 2024 graduate. I got a job of 8.55 lpa . I am from a tier 3 college. I regret not doing Competitive coding or open source. I was just doing leetcode questions and leetcode contest. I thought I could easily get 15 lpa job ( my bad ) . But now I want to switch from here within a year . What should I do ?

Lost in life

Need help on the kind of skillset needed
What all do i need to learn/ upskill
List the technical and functional/ non technical skills
How to prep for interviews
How to aim for the mega companies like Amazon/ google etc.. 

( i do have significant yrs of exp but it’s just a number/ years getting added but not enough experience… doing the same stuff for years.. )

Can anyone tell me what are the skillsets needed to aim for 60 lpa package

Frontend Engineer

Hi am writing this to understand whats the flow and how people are interviewing right now
These are my plans 
1. DSA / algo grinding
2. Learn system design

Kindly write your recent interview experiences..

How to get in to product companies from service based with 5 to 6 years of exp

I was laid off in February. Finally after 2.5 months of boring interviews and life, landed a job. Today was Day 1. 
I was outside India for a while doing crazy stuffs. I returned in June and then started applying. Here is the summary. 
1. Lots of applicants in the job market. Every job would attract 1000s of applicants 
2. Most jobs require high experience - 5+ 
3. Applying and finding companies who are hiring is tough. 
4. Emailed everyone in network, took referrals from all friends, took referrals from LinkedIn (very low response), Applied on instahyre, Wrote to startup founders, applied Wellfound, Workday(worst of all), Naukri 
5. Startups are the worst - gave petty assignments and ghosted after getting solution. Had to follow up multiple times but to no avail. They ate my whole 1 month
6. Some interviews were different - in one I had to code in python very fast. That's it. Wasn't selected as I was looking up for syntax on internet. 
7. Overall it was a very boring and tiring process. I somehow maintained my sanity. 

YoE- 2
TC- 29L ( Base +PF)

Laid off in Feb. Landed a job now.

Tough time never last but tough people do  
 Great 🔥

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