i Started my career with the Mass hiring sweatshops in India, i have slowly moved up the ladder from there to Learn and make a big impact in SDET / QA Space as a Lead SDET / QA . Outlining my career path - Cognizant (SDev -> 0-3.5 Yr 4.2 LPA @ Exit ) Worked on Dotnet Technologies - Infosys ( Implementation engg -> 3.5 - 4.5 Yr 6 LPA @Exit) Worked on Some shitty UI Automation tool, Learned Selenium and Windows automation there - A Small Service Company with less than 500 techies ( Sr SDET Cuz of my Selenium Skills -> 4.5 - 6 Yr 12 LPA @Exit ) Created an Automation FW in .NET using BDD /TDD - A Mid Size CRM Product company (Sr SDET II 6-8Yr 22.5 LPA @Exit) Worked creation of FW in .NET/ Java Plus a shitton of integration - A Small Product Company in the IOT Space ( Sr Test Engg II [No SDET Role] - 22.5 Current) Working on Robot FW - Python , Also working as a middle manager when it comes to reporting metric reporting etc. All in the while i have had experience in creating stuff in my free time in .NET / Angular / React/ PowerBI / SQL , have decent exp in DevOps etc. (I can code like a SDE 2-3 when it comes to front end, familiar with design etc ) Now, i want to continue my career as an SDET, But i really want to try hard to get into some top unicorns / Top payers. But for some reason i do not get calls from the traditional Naukri route. Also i think i am not the best algorithmic coder there is, i get stumped on intermediate algo questions. ( I can practise leetcode if thats the way) Anyway, my aim is to blast through the [@#@!!$] door for some reputed org, What is the first set of steps i should take to make this aim of mine a reality ? It would be great earning 50-60 LPA for a change lol, cuz at 22.5 i can barely afford rent at this fucking expensive city where i pay 30-35k taxes, Uber costs 800 INR for 20 Kms, and 500INR for drilling 2 holes in the wall by the carpenter etc. My brother who earns 30k in my home city saves more than my sorry ass :( #India #Tech #SDET #QA #FAANG #Hike
You are making 22.5LPA. That's around 180k per month - 35K tax - 20k rent?. You should still be left with ~150k per month. Why is it so hard to save money? What other expenses do you have? Be considerate of your brother making 30k. Stop crying.
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Haha - drilling 2 holes costs 500 lol What city are you in?
Bangalore I'm guessing.
i literally just shifted and to get my TV installed, needs 2 holes .. carpenter came with a long grin in his face, a drilling machine and asked shamelessly for 500, didnt even had to use a screw from his pocket, even the screw was mine.. FFS And yes, Bangalore