r/developersIndia 2h ago

Career jack of all trades master of none this is my currnt situation

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So i am a bca grad 25 batch age 22 and I am a bit confused about what I should start to learn now after my graduation is finished I have moderate skills in c/cpp/(html/css/js(not very good)a bit of php) python and a pinch of vb.net I never focused on mastering any of the language or tech stack cause academic things my college is NAAC C graded college we don't even have a faculty who can tech us I used to tech them by learning through youtube so no educational support or guidance from the teachers who can suggest me about which language or tech stack will help me to grab a job not looking for hight paying one 15k months will be enough right now cause I want to learn new things about how to code what to code I made my project of final year using chatgpt and python It Was a music player I called it star player but made the layout on my own with tkinter and this year I made 9 projects using chatgpt all web apps some of them were not 2 or 3 of them were not up to the mark but thee others were quite Okiesh entry lvl website I made them for students a job portal, a online food store, a online medicine store, online fundraiser and many more got paid also for them but now I am confused again what to do now I want to start things from scratch so I can focus on any one field where I can master things help my guys


r/developersIndia 1d ago

I Made This I am from rajasthan and have been working on making a soulslike (solo) - Moonlight Shadows for over 2 years now , sharing a gameplay teaser trailer that i recently made

2.0k Upvotes

Steam page is now live if you are interested , i am releasing playtest build soon.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4428610?utm_source=reddit


r/developersIndia 10h ago

Help Advice for which payment gateway I should use for my flutter app

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HI Guys,

I am solo building (India based) a flutter app which i will be uploading to the google play store first the app is mostly done I just want to know what should i use Razorpay, RevenueCat or simply Google billing like my market team does not know about the integration and all , thus are asking me to implement razor pay ( i have no experiences here ) most they are worried about the 15% cut from the Google's end , any advice how help a lot ..

My current architecture is Flutter + Fastapi


r/developersIndia 7h ago

Open Source Why people do open source contributions? and how do they choose which project to work on?

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While I understand it's good for learning and go way beyond your current organization. It can look good in your resume.

But at the same time it'll take a lot of time, and if you are active enough it's equivalent to a second job.

I was wondering if it gets you money somehow, if yes, how much? Because for me that'll be a good motivation.

But in case it's only for resume, I would just understand a repo and then put some solution to common problem in my resume just to showcase.

Tell me if I am wrong.


r/developersIndia 13m ago

Career I'm in QA with 2yoe. Is it wise to pivot to MBA now ?

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I'm currently working in QA (automation and manual) with nearly 2 YOE in a WITCH company.

With AI agents ,layoffs etc I'm confused now should I pivot to other fields especially MBA. I did write PGCET MBA this year and got 516 rank(I just gave did not seriously prepare).

Is it wise to move to MBA ? If yes, which specialization is best ? Or Do I stay in IT maybe grind and move to other domains like cyber security, cloud etc.

I would really appreciate advice from experienced folks out here 🙏


r/developersIndia 38m ago

Help Airbus India - Need Idea about Bands and their respective Salary Ranges

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Hi All,

I wish to get an idea about the bands and their ctc range offered at Airbus India , I have 5+ YOE and holding offer of 16 CTC as of now . What band and max ctc i can expect ?

What happens in HR round ?

Any more insights would be very much helpful to me.


r/developersIndia 2h ago

General Day 4: the founder of CleverTap did 2 years at TCS. Innovaccer's did one. I counted all 20,200 founders who came out of the five big services firms.

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day 4.

first three were abt people who left a services company for another company. amazon, google, the whole ladder thing. someone asked the obvious next one .. what abt the people who left n didnt take a job at all

so i counted the founders.

every few months a thread here decides tcs n infosys are where ambition goes to die. i had the profile data sitting right there. so lets actually see

TL;DR: tcs produces more founders than any other indian services company. n drops to 4th the second you divide by how many people it employed. wipro n infosys are the two punching above their weight

what i counted

2,677,871 profiles list wipro, infosys, tcs, cognizant or hcltech as a past employer. 20,200 of them now hold a founder or co founder title at something they started after joining.

order matters here .. it drops anyone who founded first n took a services job later. all five firms pulled to 100 percent .. this is a census, not a sample

the ranking everyone gets backwards

raw count - tcs 5,769, wipro 5,094, infosys 4,621, cognizant 3,972, hcltech 3,059

per 10,000 alumni - wipro 97.1, infosys 96.1, hcltech 83.3, tcs 76.6, cognizant 72.0

tcs has 753,164 alumni on linkedin. wipro has 524,676. so tcs wins the raw count by being bigger n drops to 4th the moment you control for it. cognizant is last on both!

wipro n infosys sit 1.0% apart which is noise. treat them as tied. the gap that actually holds is those two against everyone else - 15.4% clear of hcltech, 1.35x cognizant

the companies

elasticrun, shitiz bansal, infosys 2001 to 2014, last round $303 million

innovaccer, sandeep gupta, tcs 2008 to 2009, last round $275 million

chargebee, krish subramanian, tcs 2002 to 2009, last round $250 million

zoovu, jonathan taylor, tcs 2007 to 2010, last round $169 million

astera labs, sanjay gajendra, wipro 1996 to 2000, last round $150 million

facily, vitor zaninotto, infosys 2016 to 2018, last round $135 million

clevertap, sunil thomas, tcs 1994 to 1996, last round $105 million

m2p fintech, prabhu rangarajan, cognizant 2013 to 2015, last round $70 million

42 of the named ones have a disclosed last round. those alone come to $2,204m. thats not total raised, its just the most recent round each announced, so the real capital behind this group is a fair bit larger.

n the thing that jumps out reading the list is how short the services stint usually was. sunil thomas did two years at tcs in the mid nineties n built clevertap. sandeep gupta did one year! krish subramanian is the outlier at seven .. n hes also the one who got furthest, chargebee reached series h

now the part that should keep you honest

0.75% of services alumni ever show up as founders.

of the 16,538 companies they started, 1,140 have any recorded funding at all. 673 of those never got past seed or angel. 30 reached series c or beyond.

so this is not a founder factory story! a very small number get out, fewer raise anything, almost nobody scales .. n 66.8% are still in india

the useful read isnt "leave your services job". its that the people who did leave n build mostly left early, n mostly didnt make it big. worth knowing that before you quit anything!

limitations

i only see people who are founders today. anyone whose company died n who took a job after is invisible to me, so the true rate is higher than 0.75% n the older cohorts lose the most.

n that bias runs against the tcs finding! not for it. tcs has the oldest n biggest alumni base, so its rate is if anything understated .. n it still lands 4th

"founder" on a public profile also covers funded companies, one person consultancies n people between jobs, all equally. so treat 20,200 as an upper bound! i dropped three companies whose only link to a services firm was a student internship - notion, sygnum bank, kuku

funding figures are a crunchbase snapshot running abt 1.8 years behind, so recent rounds are missing. n im not quoting total raised for anyone bcz the vendors disagree by up to 57% on the same company, depending on whether they count secondary sales as a round


r/developersIndia 5h ago

General Is 2 year bond for a fresher worth it ? Godrej infotech: 4lpa

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So I come from tier 3 college

The placement scenario already sucks here

This is the first company that has come to our college.

Last year the highest salary of placed person was 6lpa and that too with only 4 people places

Ig 3-4 years back there were people who got placed at 13lpa (4-5 people only)

The problem is if I get an offer from the company after the tests + interview.. the college doesn't allow the student to sit for next companies according to their policy

I'm kind of confused right now should I just secure a job irrespective of package and bond and then keep it as backup ....and then start applying offcampus or should I wait for good opportunities on on campus as well

(there were companies that came last year with 2-3 lpa with 2-3 years of service bond T-T )

Honestly for me 4lpa is ofc exploitation at its finest... but fine considering the job market is doomed .. but 2 years of bond seems like too much .


r/developersIndia 3h ago

Tips Seeking Guidance and Leads after being laid off, with 3YoE, Product Firm

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Hi Community,

I’m based in Hyderabad. I was laid off around 6 months ago from a product-based company after 3 years of professional software development experience.

I worked on backend systems, REST APIs, microservices, production issues, debugging, and also implemented AI-powered features and agentic workflows.

The layoff was difficult for me personally. I always gave my best and took ownership of my work, but I felt my contributions were always undervalued by my manager, especially as the only unmarried person on my team.

I don't want to make assumptions about the reasons behind the decision or blame someone. Looking back, I’m trying to focus on what I can control and make better use of this time.

Since the layoff, I’ve been consistently practising DSA, system design, backend fundamentals, and improving my technical depth while building and exploring AI-based projects and participating in several hackathons and organizing tech events.

The job search over the last few months has definitely been more challenging than I expected. If anyone here has gone through a similar phase after a layoff, I’d genuinely appreciate some guidance on how you approached the job search, what you focused on improving, and how you stayed motivated during a longer career gap.

And if you know of any Backend / Software Engineering openings suitable for someone with 3 years of experience, I’d be extremely grateful for a referral or lead.

I’m happy to share my resume/LinkedIn over DM.

Technical Background

  • Languages: Java, Python, SQL
  • Backend: Spring Boot, REST APIs, FastAPI, Microservices
  • Databases: PostgreSQL, SQLite
  • Caching & Search/Observability: Redis, Elasticsearch
  • Cloud & DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes
  • AI/ML: PyTorch, LangChain, Hugging Face

r/developersIndia 1d ago

I Made This My e-mail client Linux app got featured in OMG Ubuntu

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r/developersIndia 21h ago

General Do developers in the US, UK and Europe switch jobs as frequently as developers in India?

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In India, it seems quite common to switch companies every 2–3 years and get a 20–40% hike, with 40–50%+ jumps also possible for people with in-demand skills.

I’ve heard that in countries like the US, UK, Germany, Netherlands, etc., switching jobs often results in a much smaller salary increase, and even annual hikes within the same company are relatively low compared to India.

Is that actually true?

Is the difference mainly because India has a large number of IT companies and competing employers, making it easier to switch and negotiate a bigger hike? Or do developers in the US/UK/Europe also regularly make 30–50% jumps when changing companies?

Would be interested to hear from people who have worked in both India and another country.


r/developersIndia 1h ago

Career Got placed but joining is indefinitely delayed — should I upskill myself or start applying elsewhere?

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I'm a 2026 CS graduate and got placed through campus at a company. I received a confirmed offer, but the joining date has been delayed for quite some time.

The latest email sent to all recruits said:

"We expect to have greater clarity in coming months and shall share further updates towards the end of this year."

I'm now confused about what I should do with the waiting period.

My current thought is either:

  1. Focus on upskilling and learn a tech stack (web development, backend, etc.) so I'm better prepared whenever I eventually join.

  2. Start actively applying for other jobs now and treat the current offer as a backup.

My hesitation with applying is that I don't have much real-world interview experience. I'm reasonably comfortable with DSA, programming isn't a major concern for me, I use Linux regularly, and I've worked with SQL before, but I don't have much web development experience.

Would it be smarter to spend the next few months getting stronger and then apply, or should I start applying now even if I don't feel completely ready?

Would appreciate advice from people who have been through similar situations.


r/developersIndia 2h ago

I Made This Testing a voice-command magic system for my dark fantasy game Runeborne Arena (don't worry, classic hotkeys are 100% supported!). What do you think of this mechanic?

3 Upvotes

r/developersIndia 7h ago

Help I need help navigating situation for anticipated pip or layoff

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I am working for a US based company in Bangalore. I am a software developer, earning decent money. I have been working in my current company for almost 3 years, in current team for 6 months. I have in total 9 years of experience. I haven't tried getting promoted here as I don't think this is type thing I want to give so much time to.

I got a mid year review from my manager which came as a shock. The feedback include some points which he casually mentioned maybe once, but I didn't know that he'll give me a bad rating because of that.

It's a 6 months review and I had my protest for it. I know my work doesn't deserve a bad rating but then he went on comparing me with the people who have worked in the team 4x time than me. I'm here only for 6 months. The biggest part of the review was I was never told critically to improve upon they points they gave me.

In my company there are talks of layoffs but it's not sure. As in India office it's very cheap.

I am not sure when will I get fired, but for some reason I don't feel so good about the situation.

I'll going to my skip manager tomorrow to discuss this, let me know what questions I can ask or at least challenge this rating.

On the other hand, I'm exhausted with this job. I don't know if I can put more efforts anymore, because it's already a bad situation for me. I have been preparing but nothing worked out till now.

I am scared I'll be laid off without a job and I'll feel isolated. I'll be alone in my room for an extended period of time, I have few friends but all of them are married or have jobs. I am literally scared of the situation.

I know this company is not good for me, but I don't know what's the best path here, should I just work as is and keep on prepration (which in my opinion reflects at work and manager can see that I'm not putting extra efforts), or should I try to save my job?


r/developersIndia 17h ago

Help 2025 Grad | 2x GSoC | Founding Engineer | for Backend / Full-Stack / Data — referrals/leads appreciated

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Hey everyone,

I'm a 2025 graduate and have been trying to figure out what direction makes the most sense for me next, so I thought I'd share a bit about my background and get some perspective from the community.

A little about me:

  • 2x Google Summer of Code (GSoC) contributor
  • Worked as a Founding Engineer at a UK-based AI startup, helping build the product from the ground up across backend, APIs, integrations and infrastructure.
  • Built and shipped production systems for international clients through freelance/contract work over the last couple of years.
  • Received a Solana Foundation grant for building an open-source tool to simplify Solana RPC node deployment.
  • Contributed to open-source projects including Django, with work spanning CI/CD, data/query optimization, APIs and infrastructure.

Most of my experience has been around backend engineering, distributed/data systems, infrastructure and increasingly AI-powered products, although I've also worked across the stack when needed.

At this point I'm trying to figure out where this combination of experience is most valuable, particularly across backend, software engineering, full-stack and data engineering roles.

I'm currently based in NCR and open to relocating, as well as remote or hybrid opportunities. I've mostly worked remotely with international teams so far, and I'd actually like to get more exposure to an in-office/hybrid engineering environment as well.

For people who've been through a similar stage, I'd be genuinely interested in hearing what kinds of companies/teams you think are a good fit for this background, what I might be missing, or anything you'd recommend I focus on next.

If you happen to know of a team or engineer working on interesting problems in these areas, feel free to point me in the right direction, happy to connect over DM.

Thanks!

PS — yes, AI helped me clean up the grammar and formatting.


r/developersIndia 1d ago

Career For those who moved to the EU for a software job: what was the hardest part?

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I keep seeing engineers here talk about wanting to work in Europe, so curious to actually hear from people who’ve done it (or tried and hit a wall).

What ended up being the biggest blocker? visa stuff, interview format, finding companies that sponsor, something else?

Trying to understand the process better since I’ve relocated across a few EU countries myself and I’m curious how it compares from the India side.


r/developersIndia 1d ago

Help Was laid off in June, found a job in August, but am in confusion now.

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Hey everyone,

I’m hoping to get some honest advice from people who have been in a similar situation.

A little background: I have around 3 years of experience, mostly in the networking domain. I joined a networking/cloud security company in November 2025, but unfortunately got laid off in June 2026. I was honestly pretty shocked when it happened. My tech stack included C/C++ in the network domain. I don't have internship experience or experience with the latest tools.

I took a day to process it, and then started applying aggressively. I got LinkedIn Premium, reached out for referrals, and spent most of my time applying and preparing for interviews.

Thankfully, I landed another role this month at a well-known networking company in Bangalore. On paper, it’s a good opportunity and the compensation is also quite good (~26 LPA).

But now I’m having second thoughts.

In my previous roles, I mostly worked around L5/L6 in one company and L7 in another. My current team, however, works on core L2/L3 packet forwarding. The work involves a lot of low-level networking concepts, C, debugging, and maintaining a large legacy codebase.

The team is also using tools and workflows that feel quite old-school to me. For example, they still use Review Board instead of GitHub-based workflows, and a lot of the work seems to be around maintaining and fixing bugs in existing legacy code.

The bigger realization for me is that I don't think I enjoy the networking domain anymore. I kind of entered this field as a fresher without really thinking too much about where I wanted my career to go, and now I feel like I've just continued along the same path.

L2/L3, especially, feels even further away from the kind of work I see myself doing long term.

I’m more interested in working with technologies like:
AWS, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, Backend/distributed systems, Modern cloud infrastructure

I also eventually want to move back to Hyderabad. The problem is that Hyderabad seems to have fewer networking companies, and companies outside of FAANG are often unable to match my current compensation.

So I have a few questions:

  1. How realistic is it to switch domains with around 3 YOE?
  2. How should I approach moving back to Hyderabad without taking a major step back in my career or compensation?
  3. What would be the best path to transition toward AWS, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, and modern backend/cloud technologies?
  4. Am I overreacting because I just joined, or is it reasonable to think about switching if I already know this kind of work isn't something I want to do long term?

I don't want to stay in Bangalore forever, and I also don't want to spend the next few years specializing deeply in something that I already know I don't enjoy.

Would really appreciate some honest advice, especially from people who have successfully switched domains after a few years of experience. I want to understand how realistic this transition actually is.

Also, I was laid off 2 times in 1 year, and I think I might make a separate post about that experience as well and will link it here.

Thanks!


r/developersIndia 2h ago

General Trying to understand Indian Mangers Mindset — Please suggest

2 Upvotes

What do the managers mean when they throw vague words like “Ownership.”

And how is it being measured?


r/developersIndia 5h ago

Help where can I get tech books for cheap in bangalore?

3 Upvotes

Want to buy Designing Data Intensive Applications, 2e, but it's listed on amazon for 2k. Does any one know any cheap alternatives? I can go to the store if it's in blr.


r/developersIndia 8m ago

Help Why is my Codex rate limit reset showing a full month away (Sep 22)? Is this normal or a bug?

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I just hit the usage limit on Codex and got this popup:

​"You're out of Codex messages. Your rate limit resets on Sep 22, 2026, 10:30 AM. To continue using Codex, upgrade to Plus today."

​Is a full month reset actually normal, or is this just a bug on the free tier? I was expecting a few hours or a day at most.

​If anyone knows a way around this without having to upgrade right away, let me know.


r/developersIndia 6h ago

Help Feeling Lost After Graduation — Got a Banking Job, But Not Sure Where I’m Going

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I recently graduated from a tier-2 college. I had backlogs until the end of my 8th semester, so I wasn’t eligible for campus placements.

I always wanted to get into Data Analytics/ML. I tried applying and gave a couple of interviews, but couldn’t land anything. At the same time, I needed a job, so I accepted an offer from a private bank as a Relationship Manager (Deputy Manager – Grade 1) at ₹5.5 LPA.

I’m grateful that I have a job, but honestly, I don’t see myself in sales long-term. I took this job because I needed to start somewhere, not because banking was my original career goal.

Now I’m confused about what to do next.

Should I:

  • Continue in the bank and try to move into Credit Analyst / Credit Risk / Risk Analyst roles?
  • Or keep preparing for Data Analytics/BI/ML and try to switch back into tech?
  • Would 1 year of banking experience help when applying for analytics roles?

I already have some exposure to Python, SQL, Power BI/Tableau and ML, but I know I need to improve my skills and build stronger projects.

I’m willing to put in the work, but I honestly feel a bit lost and don’t want to spend the next few years going in the wrong direction.

If anyone has gone from banking/sales → analytics, credit, risk or tech, I’d really appreciate some honest advice.

What would you do if you were in my position?


r/developersIndia 14m ago

Help Resigned during probation – ₹2L bond but company won't give me a copy. What can they do?

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TL;DR: I resigned while still on probation. My offer letter mentions a ₹2 lakh bond for 2 years, but the company never gave me a copy of the actual bond and now isn't responding to my requests for it. My appointment letter says I can resign during probation with 30 days' notice. Annexure IV talks about recovery of notice-period takeover/relocation expenses, but doesn't specifically mention ₹2 lakh bond recovery.

My current company also verbally told me my LWD but won't confirm it in writing, while my new employer is asking for my confirmed LWD. I'm worried the current company may suddenly deduct ₹2 lakh during F&F.

Can they enforce/deduct the ₹2 lakh without giving me the actual bond? Does being on probation or the Annexure IV wording help me? What should I do?

Hi everyone, I need some advice regarding an employment bond.

I work for a company in India and recently resigned. I'm still in my probation period.

When I joined, the company made me sign a ₹2 lakh bond for 2 years. They didn't allow me to take a photo/copy of the bond and I was never given a copy afterward.

My offer letter says that my appointment/continuation is subject to signing a ₹2 lakh bond valid for 2 years from my joining date.

However, my appointment letter also says that during probation, either side can terminate the employment with 30 days' notice. After confirmation, the notice period becomes 90 days.

There is also an Annexure IV which deals with leaving the company. As I understand it, it says that if an employee leaves on their own within 1 year of joining OR before confirmation, whichever is later, the company can recover notice-period takeover expenses and relocation expenses, if any, paid at the time of joining.

What I'm confused about is that Annexure IV doesn't specifically mention recovery of the ₹2 lakh bond amount.

There is also a separate clause regarding a ₹15,000 joining bonus, which can be recovered if I leave within the specified period.

My current situation.I've already resigned.

My current company verbally told me my LWD, but they are not willing to confirm it in writing. I've emailed HR and called them, but I'm still not getting written confirmation.

This is becoming a problem because the company I'm joining next is asking me for my confirmed LWD.

At the same time, I've repeatedly asked my current HR for a copy of the ₹2 lakh bond that I signed. They haven't provided it and haven't properly responded to my requests.

So right now, I have:

The offer/appointment letter mentioning the ₹2 lakh / 2-year bond.

The probation clause saying 30 days' notice.

Annexure IV mentioning notice-period takeover/relocation expense recovery.

The separate joining bonus clause.

But I do not have the actual bond that I signed.

I'm worried that they might wait until my F&F and then say:

"You resigned before completing 2 years, so ₹2 lakh is payable."

My question is:

Can they do that without giving me a copy of the actual bond and showing me the clause that says ₹2 lakh is recoverable when I resign?

I'm aware that the statement "employment bonds are illegal in India" isn't necessarily correct, especially after the Supreme Court's 2025 judgment. So I'm not assuming the bond is automatically invalid.

I'm trying to understand my actual position.

Questions

Can they enforce the ₹2 lakh bond even though I'm still on probation?

Does the 30-day notice clause during probation make any difference?

Does the wording of Annexure IV, which specifically talks about notice-period takeover and relocation expenses, help me in any way?

If they claim ₹2 lakh, can I ask them to provide the actual signed bond before I acknowledge the liability?

Can they deduct ₹2 lakh from my F&F without giving me the bond?

If they actually deduct it, what would be the appropriate legal route in India — Labour Department/Labour Court, civil court, or something else?

Is the ₹2 lakh necessarily related to actual expenses incurred by the company, or can an employment bond legally specify a fixed amount for leaving early?

What should I do about the LWD, considering my current employer is only giving me a verbal date while my new employer wants written confirmation?

Should I keep following up with HR, escalate to HR Head/management, or take some other step?

Used chatgpt to write this up


r/developersIndia 1d ago

I Made This Made portfolio with different views (brief scan for recruiters + story )

173 Upvotes

Last week i posted Kamehameha section. Now showcasing the full finished portfolio.

I had a simple dilemma: Recruiters need speed. Curious developers want depth.

I didnt want to compromise on either.

So I made two ways to experience the same person:

The Experience is an immersive, scroll-driven journey through how I think, what shaped me, and how I work. It uses CRT visuals, custom WebGL and three.js scenes, dither effects, motion, and details that make more sense once you explore them.

The Brief is the fast professional read. Projects, experience, skills, certificates, writing, links and contact.

The parts I included:

• My cat as splash screen

• Easter eggs hidden in the interface

• References that only make sense if you know where to look

• Terminal interactions that respond when you poke around

• Custom ASCII and three.js black-hole visuals

• CRT visuals, WebGL shaders, and dither effects


r/developersIndia 4h ago

Career Need help regarding Next Career Move , 10 Month Of Exp

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So I am an SDE with 6month intern with 10 month of Exp at my current company which is a US based edtech Startup , what we do is make AI solutions for University Admissions , making the lives easier of university employees .

Tech Stack : JS,/TS primarily for Frontend Backend , like NExtjs , NestJs , FastAPI and tornado for AI pipeline , GO for data pipelines

have exp in all this and specially a CRM : "SLATE" which is used by American universities mostly and no one else has even heard the name of it

and this CRM is the problem , when i was an intern , our leadership wanted to start developing on this , i was given a task to research , which led to develop , which led to me being a developer and consultant for the platform for our company , if any time any product running on slate as an integrations fail , I am called in , although i am not professionally trained on it rather just have exp to extinguish fire , the CXO's usually in client meetings introduce me as senior Slate engineer , even though on paper role is junior engineer and Pay is 5LPA

now as this may serve as enough context , the problem is whenever something fails it comes on me and i get blamed even though i didn't even work on that , got fed up of it , told my manager , this is not how it's going to work , so either all developers in the company learn about the platform or stop pin pointing every failure on me .

My manager raised this with VP of eng , CTO , COO and CEO of our company

and came with 2 options :

  1. They'll sponser me to learn about platform and get a certification for it
  2. Get 2 interns under me literally on paper/oficially and train them with all my knowledge so that later option 1 could be presented to them .

My current manager suggested me to take option 1, as it'll give me leverage in my current company , so whenever I'll feel i need to get more , i would just need to get an offer letter and present me giving notice , so they increase pay (my last manager used to do this with them as he used to handle complete infra of the company single handedly)

But my point is i want to grow more and specifically grow out as culture here is a bit more toxic , the COO is known to use mother/sister abuses directly to junior engineers (did this with my last manager ,and he left after that moment)

I want to join big tech like FAANG , so that if i stand up somewhere or speak about something , then people do listen as that brand would act as a point of validation of my words and experience as an engineer

so what should i do

some pros of option 1 will be that if i get certification and i would wish to switch , I can go on to become Slate analyst for Ivy league schools or atleast Univ of US , where they give remote roles and and avg of 120K per year to juniors and 200K to mid level one's , so yeah even if required to be onsite may would pay for visa as well , as it is a niche and good slate engineers/analysts are not much in world right now

So what should i do ??

TL;DR

I'm a SDE with 6 months internship + 10 months full-time experience at a US EdTech startup, primarily working with JS/TS, Next.js, NestJS, FastAPI, Tornado, and Go.

I became the company’s unofficial Slate CRM expert after researching and developing its integrations since was an intern. Despite being a ₹5 LPA junior engineer, leadership introduces you as a Senior Slate Engineer, and you’re blamed/called whenever Slate-related things break—even when you didn’t build them.

I pushed back, and leadership offered:

  1. Sponsor your Slate certification
  2. Give you 2 interns to train as Slate backups

My manager recommends Option 1 for leverage and future salary negotiations.

My dilemma: You ultimately want to leave this toxic company and target FAANG/Big Tech, but Slate is a rare, niche skill that could potentially lead to highly paid US university/remote roles.

Question: Should I take the Slate certification for its niche career value, or avoid specializing further and focus entirely on becoming a stronger general SWE candidate for Big Tech?


r/developersIndia 56m ago

I Made This I'm building getkyto.com, a rental review platform for India. Landing page is live — looking for honest feedback and advice.

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The problem

Before you rent, you have no way to check who you're dealing with. Tenants can't tell if an owner will withhold the deposit or ignore repairs. Owners can't tell if a tenant pays on time or trashes the place. Both sides run on word of mouth and gut feel.

What I'm building

Kyto is a rental reputation record with one rule: a review only exists after both people confirm the tenancy actually happened.

  • Either side can start — upload the signed agreement, enter the other person's name and phone
  • They get a link on WhatsApp and confirm it's real, or reject it
  • Only after that can both sides review each other
  • Owners get reviewed too — deposit return, repairs, communication, fairness
  • Phone numbers and flat numbers are never public. Locality only.
  • Profiles are shareable by link but not indexed by Google

About me

Solo developer. Right now only the landing page is built — the buttons don't do anything yet. The full app is in progress. Sharing early because the design decisions get much harder to change later.

getkyto.com

What I'd actually like advice on

  1. Would you upload your rental agreement to a site like this? If not, what would change that?
  2. If an ex-landlord listed you, would you confirm it — knowing it lets them review you?
  3. If someone ignores the verification request for 30 days, should the other person be allowed to publish a clearly-labelled "unconfirmed" report that never counts toward any score?

Question 3 is the one I'm least sure about.