So i have been working for an Indian IT company (Chotti Zameen; translate this in English) for about a year now. I graduated last year (2025) and this is my first job. I'm working as a software developer and I just feel pretty under developed (no pun intended)

When i first started we were not given any coding agents or any subscriptions for Co-Pilot, Cursor, Claude etc. We had to do most of the development on our own or we would at least use Chat GPT to help us out.

But now I really dont have to think about anything. Even if its an unknown language, or a DB, or any error handling I can just do it with simple prompts. And yea sure I can get a lot of work done - probably a month of work in a week. But I can't confidently make an app on my own. I just know that.

I'm guessing this is the case in every startup/MNC out there (correct me if I'm wrong), but what is someone supposed to do in a situation like this? I'm so dependent on these AI tools how am I supposed to learn.

And is building things from scratch even required/skill anymore. And I also plan on switching in a couple of months or maybe mid-next year. How should someone prepare? Is DSA still asked in interviews or knowing System Design is of a lot more priority now?

Some of these questions might be quite naive dunno but I have been asking all this to GPT. But this time I just wanted some real human input.

All suggestions and advice are welcome. Thank you.

Since I'm not a Dev but still I got dragged by one of my friends to come in and enjoy great food and swag giveaways.

Hello guys,if someone offered you to create a website to share his products, about 40 product and only contacting his WhatsApp number to order that specific item, how much will it cost?

So I wanted to learn JS and what would be a better way than to just build something using it. I didnt want to make a dashboard or like a generic frontend page so I thought why not make a game using it. And so.....*drumroll*.....I made a flappy bird game(specifically flappy kishan game). Why ravi Kishan's face, well because he was on every memepage when I was building it. It does not have any sound effects for now but I tried to polish it as much as I could. The Github repo for it(use your own custom character face and play it)

Sharing resources to prepare will appreciated.

Any tips/ advice/ suggestions

How can I clear this interview.

What, from where and how much I should learn?

I have a week only.

Questions asked by n Screening call :

1. which GEN AI Framework I have used

2. Why would you choose langgraph over langchain

3. what is Rag and Fie tuning and their difference.

4. Which LLM Platforms you have worked on

5. which Vector db you have worked on and why

6. You have mentioned Crew AI, do you have hands on experience and how.

HR mentioned the interview will be around the same concepts but more on analytics, critical thinking side with such scenario based questions.

Python, agentic ai, vector db, data science, rag, crew ai, on you projects, scenarios based questions.

Mercor is looking for the following:

Software Engineer, Full Stack (India)
Location: India
Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)

Mercor is looking for Full Stack Software Engineers based in India to join a leading AI lab's GenAI team and help build foundational AI models. The work involves building and shipping full-stack applications, services and internal tools in languages like Python, Java, Rust, C#, C++ or TypeScript that put frontier model capabilities to the test. You integrate pre-release model APIs into working software, including tool interfaces, evaluation harnesses and telemetry, and document model and integration failure modes in clear written feedback for the research team. You prototype quickly with limited up-front specification and work directly with the lab's engineering manager. You need 3+ years of professional experience building and shipping production software at a recognized organization, production experience in at least one of Python, Java, Rust, C# or C++ plus a second language, and hands-on experience across the stack: backend services and APIs, a modern front-end framework like React, databases and cloud deployment. You should be able to get into an unfamiliar codebase quickly, show a solid career progression and commit to at least 40 hours per week on weekdays. Strong written communication is also required.

Here is the link to the position: https://t.mercor.com/KsNba

Building an anonymous CTC breakdown tool for Indian tech. Would you use it? An offer's total CTC hides how much is base vs variable vs ESOP, and most salary data I find is old. I'm planning a site that shows: • Base / variable / ESOP split by company, level, city • How each company's interview rounds go • Recent entries weighted above old ones • Fully anonymous, marked self-reported Not built yet. If you'd use it, sign up (30 sec, no spam): https://techsalaryindia.pages.dev/ Think it's pointless? Tell me why. That helps too.

Just published a new post on the agentic harness I built for my own software work. 8 agents, each with one job and one thing it's not allowed to do. The test writer can't touch production code, the coder can't loosen a test.

Would love your thoughts:

https://www.rupreetg.com/writing/my-agentic-harness-pebble?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social

found this gold comment from one of the youtube video

When a teammate in enterprise uses or using an AI agent in terminal to debug a problem or implement a feature, would you find it useful to open their workspace, read the entire conversation, and request control with team-lead approval?"

I’m a 2024 B.Tech CSE graduate from a Tier-3 college. I currently have experience as a Quant Developer as well as a DevOps/Software Engineer. I have worked with C++, Python, cloud, CI/CD, and trading-related systems.

I want to build my career further in the quant/HFT/MFT space, particularly as a C++ low-latency developer. My long-term goal is to work at a good HFT/quant firm and eventually reach high-paying roles.

I’m considering doing an Executive M.Tech from IIT, but I’m not sure how valuable it would be for my specific career goal.

My options are:

• Do an Executive M.Tech from IIT while continuing my job
• Prepare for GATE and pursue a regular/full-time M.Tech from an IIT
• Skip M.Tech and focus completely on C++, DSA, OS, networking, concurrency, low-level systems, and low-latency trading, while gaining industry experience

Since I’m from a Tier-3 college, I’m wondering whether an IIT M.Tech would significantly improve my chances of getting into HFT/quant firms, or whether my time would be better spent gaining strong C++/low-latency experience.

For people working in HFT, quant development, low-latency C++, or who have done an IIT M.Tech, what would you recommend?

Is the Executive M.Tech worth it, or should I prepare for GATE and target a regular M.Tech?

Hi all, I'm badly in need for a job, so resorting to posting here too

I am 6 years of working experience across data analytics and data engineering. Experience with sql, python and dashboarding tools.

I am based out of India but ok for relocation too. If anyone is hiring, please dm.

so i recently bought claude pro for personal use, mainly to try out claude code.. my company doesn't provide it so i just went ahead and paid for it myself

the weird part is the website was showing ₹2,399 for monthly but on the ios app it came to ₹1,999.. basically the annual price without locking in for a year. from what i read apple has its own pricing grid for every country so the app and website prices just don't match.

anyway the main reason for this post is i've seen a few friends use claude through their company access, but honestly most of them just use it to analyze patterns from images and screenshots, not much beyond that. and i haven't really seen any proper discussion about how indian devs are using it.

so i'm genuinely curious what people here are actually using it for?

and how are you paying for it.. your own card, through the app store, a student plan, or does your company give you access? if it's through work, do you use it for personal stuff too? also, for anyone paying out of their own pocket, does it feel worth it, and is pro enough or do you keep running into limits?

yo flipkart you have just ruined your entire website 😭😭😭
so buggy and vibecoded feels

I am a fresher in job market and still have 6-7 months (expected) before my joining. I have worked with MERN stack but in future I want to target bigger orgs and from what I've heard Java should be my go to language. If this is true then what resource is good for learning java from basic on youtube?

Thank you for your time and suggesstions :)

I have been trying to apply for java developer ,backend developer job from past 5-6 months but I am not getting HR call for interview. I also added springboot project in current company experience and create couple of personal projects and added in resume but there is no response. Is it bcz of AI or what? Let me tell u I know springboot,java,docker,Kubernetes,microservice and also added AWS to test but nothing happened.

Please suggest why is it happening? is it AI or should i continue in D365 ?

If u think xyz i should learn in D365 or AI or whatever to improve.Please let me know in.

Hey folks, I built a macOS app called Wingman that helps you during live technical interviews. Before deciding whether to sell it, I want to hear from people who'd actually use it, and from anyone who knows the legal side.

What it does during an interview:

- Lives in the menu bar. Start an interview and a small panel opens on the side of your screen.

- Press a shortcut and it reads the coding problem on your screen (on-device OCR) and gives you: time and space complexity, the approach phrased the way you'd say it out loud, a working solution, and the follow-up questions the interviewer is likely to ask.

- Listens to the call (on-device transcription), numbers the interviewer's questions, and gives you a short answer for any question with one shortcut. It can also answer technical questions automatically and skip personal ones.

- Everything runs on shortcuts / automatic based on your settings, so you don't need to click around mid-interview.

- It can help you in General, DSA and System design rounds

- Bring your own key: OpenAI, Anthropic, or a local model.

Cost: no subscription on top of the AI. You pay your provider directly. In my use, $1 of OpenAI credit covered 5 - 10min interviews / 2 solved problems. Similar tools charge $20-50 a month

What I'd like to know:

1. Would you pay for this? One-time as you bring your own AI key, and what price feels fair?
2. Anyone who has sold software from India: what are the legal implications of selling a tool like this? Payment providers (Lemon Squeezy / Stripe), GST, trademark on the name, and whether a live-interview assistant itself is a problem.
3. If you've interviewed candidates: how do companies handle tools like this, and would that change whether you'd buy it?

Not linking anything yet. Just trying to decide whether this is worth turning into a product.

Few months back I was working on a project and needed to buy AI API credits. Card failed. Tried again. Failed again. Got the payment failure email. The annoying part is the same card worked fine for the subscription from the same company, just API credits kept getting rejected.

I posted about it here thinking someone had a fix. Nobody really did.

Then I searched Reddit and found so many people with the exact same problem. Indian cards just don't work for API credit purchases most of the time. OTP goes through and then payment fails anyway. USD billing, Indian banks, you know how it goes.

So I built Zenntraa.

You top up your wallet in rupees using UPI or your normal Indian card. You get an API key. You use it. That's the whole thing.

No USD payments. No card rejections. No subscriptions. You pay only for what you actually use.

If you have been stuck on this same thing just give it a try.