YOE > Skills?

Indian job market looks at YOE more than skills. I am working as SDE 1 pulling in SDE 2 tasks for a while. Declined promotion as have only 16 months of experience and not getting shortlisted for SDE 2 in other companies as well. What can someone do in this type of scenario.

11mo ago
Anon00
Anon00

How are you able to quantify that you are ready for promo?

Chai
Chai

I have led the development of a new microservice. Worked on the logging, error handling, testing framework, and basic structure for it. Also did the dockerizing of the service, setup github workflows, Worked on kubernetes files for deployment on different environments and have been leading any development on it giving reviews and getting others up to speed on new language. Thats why i think i deserve a promotion.

Anon00
Anon00

So which of the above is above SDE 1 scope?

CloudySir
CloudySir

I think it's just the HR who'd filter out a candidate for a role based on YOE. If you'd want recruiters to reach out to you. You have to show for it, build a brand for yourself. Be active on LinkedIn, Twitter, a solid Open Source profile. SDE2 is not just only about tech skills.

"Jo dikhta hai, wo bikkta hai"

salt
salt
Gojek11mo

Selling >>> is often more important.

DimProgram
DimProgram

Marketing > Everything

cashborn56
cashborn56
Meta11mo

Spend ur time building some interesting products or startups and then we will judge your skills. Don't overvalue yourself just bcz u crack a job solving dsa problems

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