SDE - Intern

I completed my engineering degree in Information Technology in 2016 and pursued a Master's degree called MSIT from IIIT-H, which is different from a typical M.Tech degree. In 2018, I secured an internship at NVIDIA in Pune through campus placements. However, after working for six months as an intern, I couldn't get a PPO due to internal reasons, leaving me jobless by the end of 2018. Searching for jobs online proved challenging as most companies required 3 to 5 years of experience, which I lacked. I spent a year looking for jobs without upskilling myself. In July 2019, following my father's advice, I started preparing for bank exams. I cleared the IBPS Prelims in September 2019 but failed the Mains in January 2020. This setback left me shattered and uncertain about my future. In February 2020, I visited IISc Bangalore on International Science Day, which left a lasting impression on me. Inspired by this experience, I decided to prepare seriously for GATE 2021 to pursue another Master's degree from a reputed institute. I took video lectures from Ravindrababu Ravula, whose guidance was instrumental in my GATE preparation. I cracked GATE 2021 with an All India Rank of 965 and joined IIIT-Bangalore as an M.Tech student despite a three-year career gap. My journey at IIIT-B was inspiring and memorable. The institute played a crucial role in helping me secure an internship at IBM through campus placements, and I am fortunate to have this opportunity.

It was a campus placement. So there was nothing much to do for the application. We had to apply for the companies that we were interested in.

I was rejected for the role as I could not explain topics like load balancing and AWS EC2 instances. So it is better to have at least a brief overview about these topics so that you do not go blank during the interview.