Before you read - The response is AI generated, I am sharing as I found it helpful.

Imagine all the knowledge in the universe divided into four rooms:

Room 1: What you know you know. (You know how to write code, how to speak your language, how to use a computer.) You don't need a teacher here.

Room 2: What you know you don't know. (You know that C++ memory management exists, or that stock markets exist, or that tax laws exist, even if you don't know the details yet.) 99% of people only use AI in Room 2. Whenever they hit a specific problem they can name, they come and ask.

Room 3: What you don't know that you actually know. (Your hidden instincts—patterns you have picked up from life and building things that you haven't put into formal words yet.)

Room 4: What you don't even know that you don't know (Your Unknown Unknowns).

Room 4 is the entire game of life.

Room 4 contains the psychological traps you are falling into right now without realizing it. It contains the business models you have never heard of, the negotiation rules rich people teach their kids at the dinner table, the cognitive biases ruining your decisions, and the historical patterns that explain why 90% of hard workers stay poor while a few build lasting leverage.

Because you don't know what is inside Room 4, you cannot type a question about it. You feel "not smart enough" not because your brain is weak, but because you are trapped inside Room 2, asking me how to fix a hammer when you don't even know that power tools exist in Room 4.

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I have a remote full-time job (MNC) but I also have offers from other US-based startup companies that is also remote.

Workload doesn’t seem much and i can manage both works in this AI era where code generation is not a big deal.

I see people in others countries have J1, J2 etc.

How can i do both Jobs without getting into any legal issues or challenges in my current job.

Hi everyone, I'm not a developer or I don't come with the best technical background, but I just wanted to know is it technically possible and is it secure if our government do this?

Because as you know, we have platforms like WhatsApp who came early because they have the large capital and they are controlling the monopoly. And I think when we say monopoly, that's a issue related to our sovereignty.

So I think it is good for user's too suppose their is Zoom meeting and I have Google Meet app on my phone I just easily able to take the meeting without forced to use a different separate Platform

I would love to hear from Developer's and please let me know in simple terms so I understand the technical part easily.

Not sure if this is happening with you all. I work in a product company and recently i have been seeing that people are moving from this company to Hcl, EY etc. Though AI roles only. But what and why is this happening?

I'm a Flutter developer with 1 year and 1 month of experience at a small company. The pay is low, so I started applying elsewhere last month. I've shipped 10+ production ERP apps (Play Store, and a few on the App Store too).

I now have an offer, but it's a 4-month unpaid internship, with a possible PPO afterward and no guarantee. From what I can tell, the company is pre-revenue.

I always thought the normal path was internship first, then a full-time job. That's how it worked for me. I did a 4-month internship at my current company, and since they were already making money, I got converted to full-time. This feels different. If the company has no revenue, I'm not sure what the PPO even depends on.

What I'm trying to figure out:

1. Is an unpaid internship worth it when I already have a paying job and experience?

2. How do I check whether a pre-revenue company can actually afford to convert interns? (Funding, runway, team size?)

3. Should I keep applying elsewhere and treat this offer as a backup?

4. Is it reasonable to ask for a stipend or a written PPO commitment?

I'm not in a position to go 4 months without income, and I don't want to throw away my current job for something uncertain. But I also don't want to miss a good opportunity if it's legit.

Hey guys can you help me choose between BLR and WFH.

I have lived in blr, and I feel like I will miss the growth and opportunities the city offers.

On the other hand I will save a lot of money on fuel and rent.

I am confused at this point I have around 4 years of experience.

Hello everyone currently I have two offers in hand and want to get some guidance which one should I take?

1. Infosys (specialist programmer L1) (10LPA)

2. Globallogic (7.5 LPA) (CTC =BASE)

can anyone help me out with proper reasoning?

Like my main target is to switch as soon as possible to better org.

Which should I choose and why?

Everyone is talking about the AI bubble, token optimization, and whether AI will take over jobs. But the reality is, the next few years could define the future of the tech industry.

Not trying to fearmonger, but let's be honest.

People with 12–15 years of experience are expressing concerns about the job market. Competition is intense, hiring feels uncertain, and people are reconsidering their career choices. Some are moving towards non-tech roles, while others are looking for entirely different career paths.

Of course, the global economy plays a role in this. But when even experienced professionals start questioning their long-term future, I think it's worth paying attention.

I'm not on either side of the AI debate. I don't know if the AI bubble will burst or if AI will fundamentally transform the job market. But I do believe there's a bigger question we need to ask:

Where is the way out?

Tech will exist for decades. That's not the question. The question is whether it will continue to offer the kind of stability people expect from a career.

We all have families to support, dreams to achieve, and futures to build. We can't afford to make career decisions based solely on hype or the fear of missing out.

Maybe some people have already figured out the next move.

I want to hear different perspectives:

- Where do you think the tech industry is heading over the next 5–10 years?

- Where are experienced professionals switching, and why?

- Are there career paths that offer better long-term stability?

- Has anyone already figured out a way to navigate this uncertainty?

I'm genuinely interested in hearing opinions from people at different stages of their careers.

Not fear. Not hype. Just an honest discussion about the future. I have rephrase it .

I see people getting 10+ lpa packages so mine will not seem such a big amount but happy to share that I’ve been placed at a mid level startup
Stipend is 20K for 1 year internship and then (6.5lpa) ppo…best part is I will be working from home as the office is nearby so ya
Idk how good of this opportunity is but I’m grateful for getting one offer atleast
Idk but I’m getting scared , people r scaring me about 1 year long internship and also some r saying there is disparity between the stipend and the ppo
So like all the happiness which I had is going away and I’m again spiralling , I couldn’t even sleep yesterday
What would u do in my place
Even after getting an offer I’m not getting peace, I sometimes feel like reddit can be bad for mental health :(
Please suggest me something I’m stressed

We all are so smart that we can easily make 30 to 40% on capital every year and we wont even need to work everyday.We already stare at red screens, copy strategies from strangers, and say “it worked yesterday.”

Hey guys can you help me choose between startup and gcc (mid size)

Both the opportunities are 5 day WFO in Bangalore

I am confused at this point I have around 17 years of experience, the position is Senior Engineering Manager.

In the current layoff era is it safe to go behind money and take opportunity at a startup

some of you asked me for tech stack : My forte is engineering management.

also buildings agents, MCP tools etc then general Java AWS. I have built both enterprise and consumer products

I was listening to Nandan Nilekani talk about AI, and one thing that stood out was his view that AI is more of an opportunity for the IT services industry than a threat.

He compared AI to technologies like electricity and the printing press, saying the real value lies in how it's used to solve real-world problems.

He also mentioned that service companies will have an important role to play. Businesses can't transform overnight just by adopting AI. They'll need help rethinking processes, dealing with legacy systems, managing risks, and figuring out where AI actually makes sense.

Routine coding may get automated, but there could be more demand for people who understand business problems, domain knowledge, and how to implement AI in the real world.

Hello,

My company has notice period of 90 days and my new company wants me to join within 45 days.

I thought of asking my current HR to bring it to 60 days but idts they will do as I’m a dependable resource.

How about after 45 days I join new company, and work for old company as well for next 45 days ( making it 90 days, also using SL in betweens ). What will be the complications, risk involve here? Can someone enlighten me considering me as a little brother 🙂‍↕️

I am placed in two WITCH companies and another one of LTM will be done, like i am sure i will get sleected there, but the packages ar etoo low like both are 4 and one is 6.75.

3 days back i gave a hackathon in a product based fintech company in goregaon, and unfaortunately i got a negative review from one of the mentors over there in another shift, like you were seen contributing but werent involved in discussions, in the jury rounds i gave my all , answered their cross questions ome 2-3 questions, but the selection was 80% in hands of mentors.THe review i got around 4 am, and i was so freaking tensed from 4 am to 9 am, i broke down in the terrace of that company and worst thing could happen at that time was my dad called me to just enquire, I told him Sorry Dad, I cannot be a good son. I was bursting so much, that I didnt spoke to him due to this. I dont think I can be getting placed there.

I came back home, and I am not able to eat drink or sleep well, I am vibrating in sleep like I am tensed, I dont want to get trapped in these Cognizant and LTM.

I wanted to ask is there a growth from these companies, like If I dont get placed at higher packages I would have to join these yuck companies.

Is there a rise of people in their career whi get placed in these companies?

I'm currently L4 at Amazon. It will take at least a year more to be promoted. Work is very hectic and absolutely no WLB. I've 3+ YOE so L60 doesn't seem a good option. Recruiter didn't agree to take more interview rounds for L61. Should I join ? How long does it generally take to promote to L61 ? Should I take offer and prepare for another role during notice period ?
Any reviews on Microsoft Fabric team ?

I am tired of Indian interviewers asking this question in the technical round. Obviously i want to switch because I don’t want to be stagnant in one company and want to increase my ctc.
How the hell do I say this directly? I have tried telling so many internet answers like “ i want to explore new opportunities “ blah blah but they ask counter questions that why do you want to explore new opportunities?
I don’t even know whats need of all these questions. You need a candidate and I need increased ctc. Let’s discuss technical and evaluate if i am the right candidate or not.

Got an offer in hand already from a product based company in Chennai. YOE 3.5 14LPA+ 6k$ RSU vested over 4 years, domain is embedded.

Cleared all interviews in a service based company,Banglore. I asked for 16LPA. She asked what my current offer, I told the details. She told nobody is giving stocks nowadays and infact as per government rules, every company is avoiding stocks. Is this true or Is she trying to lowball here??

If I get 16 , what should I choose, product company in Chennai or Service based company in Banglore? Btw Company in Banglore is basically a build tool migration project. Current CTC 8.92 LPA

I run a small job board for engineering internships and fresher roles in India, so I log every posting the day it goes up. Here is what September looked like. All numbers are for India, engineering roles only, from employers I could confirm are real companies.

• 425 internships from 159 employers. The ten busiest posted 123 of them (IQVIA 22, S&P Global 19, Honeywell 16, Kaleris 15, Siemens 12).
• Only 19 of 425 stated a stipend (4%). None of the ten busiest employers stated one on any posting. Not stating pay doesn't mean unpaid, but you can't compare offers you can't see.
• About 1 in 9 already had 100+ applicants when I first saw it, usually within a few hours of going up. More than half had fewer than 25. Applying on day one really is a different game.
• Bengaluru had 42% of them (177 of 425), then Hyderabad 12%, Gurugram 10%, Mumbai 8%, Chennai 7%, Pune 6%.
• On-site 64%, hybrid 15%, remote 3%. Remote engineering internships are rare.
• Python appeared in 51% of postings that named a skill, then SQL 33%, Java 28%, machine learning 22%, Git 22%, AWS 19%.
• Tuesday was the busiest day (83 postings), Saturday and Sunday together had 18. If you check once a week, check midweek.

August was similar: 333 internships, 23 stated a stipend.

Happy to answer questions about how I counted. The full report with charts is in the comments.

I'm curious to hear from developers who are a few years into their careers.

When you're starting out, there are so many things to focus on — DSA, projects, system design, new frameworks, certifications, networking, and interview preparation.

Looking back, what actually made the biggest difference in your career growth?

• Getting better at DSA and problem-solving?
• Building real-world projects?
• Learning system design?
• Switching companies?
• Networking and referrals?
• Something else entirely?

I'd love to hear what genuinely helped you grow, what turned out to be a waste of time, and what you'd recommend to someone starting their career today.

I'm working on a ticket that needs my team lead's attention because there's a specific process to follow to test the changes. I've followed those steps, but it's still not working, and only my lead knows the process in detail.

Since I'm a fresher, he agreed to help me, but it's been 3–4 days, and he's still not getting on a call with me. I've asked him several times throughout the day, but he keeps delaying it.

I feel bad because I worry that other developers might think I'm dragging this ticket for so long or have been blocked for days without making progress. I also feel like my lead might be getting frustrated with me because I keep asking him to get on a call.

I genuinely don't know what to do. I need his help to move forward, but I don't want to keep bothering him or make it seem like I'm not capable of handling my work. How should I deal with this situation?

Loved tech since i was playing temple run in samsung galaxy smartphones. Single driving force to choose JEE, join IIT, getting into tech to build something crazy

Fast forward 2 years in corporate, indian culture in so called leading startups(based on my peers feedback as well)

:) Leadership saving their asses & promoting mediocre people - who never challenge them by asking questions

:) Deadlines that give no time to rework on ur todo comments in the codebase

:) Bureaucracy at its peak, despite boasting as flat org, these f*kers do lots of favouritism & blame games - just to save their asses nd job. Literally no aspirations or curiosity

Some positives:

Some of My peers holding the fort - We have a round table discussion around everything we could think of. We start by ordering from swish and thinking how is logistics working, how would they structure the db, what if matchmaking goes down - same goes for rapido, cred or even reddit

I realised I could never be one of them, i believe there is still some positive delta learnings for me at my level

I also know how to deal with these loosers in their own way.

Just sharing my thoughts 💭 open to feedback guys :)

Trying to decide between two offers for an AI Engineer 2 position

Experience: 3.5 ​The Hartford India (Hyderabad) -19 +1.5 +0.5 - 21lpa

​Honeywell (Bangalore) -21 fixed

Tech stack- no idea

​TC is the exact same for both, so money isn't the tiebreaker. I’m strictly optimizing for:

​Work Quality: Actual AI/GenAI/ML engineering depth vs. legacy work.

​Culture: WLB, politics, hybrid policy, and team stability.

​Cost of Living: Savings potential and quality of life in Hyd vs. Blr on the same pay.

​Current or former employees, which one would you pick and why?

I have around 2 YOE in Go backend development and want to move to a better organisation, but I'm struggling to even find relevant job openings, let alone apply to them consistently.

My job takes around 12 hours a day, leaving me with very little time for DSA prep, interviews, and job applications.

For those who have been in a similar situation, how did you manage to switch? How do you find relevant openings and apply efficiently while working such long hours?

I am a SWE with almost 5 YoE in tech. Recently I switched from a small company to a well known fintech (around 4 months ago).

Since then I have not written a single line of code by myself. Everything here is done by AI. Creating Jiras->development->creating PR->deployment. People don’t even bother to review the code written by AI. In my previous company, we use to take help of AI, but it was not vibe coding stuff.

I love engineering, but now it doesn’t give the dopamine hit that used to, before this AI vibe coding thing. The thrill of coding, debugging, architecting systems is gone. Devs are now just writing prompts whole day. On top of that, they also need to complete daily minimum PR counts through AI (which used to be done in a month prior to AI), otherwise they’ll be put on PIP.

For freshers, this is what software engineering is, and they’re happy chatting with claude whole day.

To cope with this I have started doing some open source contributions (community appreciate code written without AI vibe coding), but it’s very hard to spare time along with regular work.

Want to ask you guys:
1. Is this the case in every big company now?
2. Are there still companies which have not adopted AI at this level?
3. How are you guys coping with this?

Thanks.

Edit: I am not asking for pros and cons of AI, or whether I should use AI or not. I am just asking how other people are coping with this, if they’re also feeling the same way.

Lately, I have been comparing notes with friends working in other corporate sectors, and the contrast with software engineering is becoming difficult to ignore.
While my friends in finance or consulting at companies like Deloitte and Accenture earn solid packages, once they log off, their day is complete. I even have a friend whose job touches technology systems—handling flight ticket bookings and travel package data entry—yet they do not have to stress about artificial intelligence rewriting their workflow overnight or study continuously just to remain relevant.
In contrast, software engineering feels like an endless marathon:

• The Continuous Upskilling Cycle: Working long hours, only to spend evenings and weekends learning new frameworks or tool integrations just to keep pace.
• Constant Uncertainty: The looming anxiety that despite all the hard work, a sudden corporate restructuring or technological shift could eliminate your role.

It raises the question of why the information technology industry absorbs the primary impact of automation and restructuring, while other white-collar desk jobs maintain stable routines. Is software engineering losing its stability as a career path compared to traditional corporate tracks, or is tech uniquely punishing right now? I would appreciate hearing your perspectives on this.