Anu Sharma

Here are 3 Lessons I’ve learned in my 3 yrs as an SDE that changed my life. LESSON #1 → Asking early saves you time later. Whenever I got stuck, I reached out, paired with a teammate, shared logs, or walked through the flow together. A good engineer doesn’t solve problems alone, they solve it faster with collaboration. LESSON #2 → Take feedback seriously. Whether it was Code or design reviews, the feedback stung at first, but acting on it made me sharper. Each review wasn’t about “fixing mistakes” but about raising my bar. LESSON #3 → Systems break at the edges. The happy path is easy. What I started focusing on were edge cases: timeouts, retries, failover behavior, scaling limits. That attention to detail made me more confident in production environments. Working at Microsoft & now Salesforce, these lessons have shaped me into more than just an engineer who codes & into someone who owns systems end-to-end. So if you’re a working SDE preparing for your next switch to mid-level SDE roles while working full-time, I’d strongly recommend Bosscoder Academy. 🔗 Explore their programs here: https://bit.ly/4gBc1Il They’ve already helped 2200+ engineers land roles in top PBCs with structured prep in DSA, System Design, and Full Stack, 1:1 mentorship, mock interviews, resume support, and 100% job switch guidance. #sdeprep #career #jobswitch #systemdesign #growth #collab

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Most colleges are still “waiting” on AI agents. Sreenidhi’s SDC SNIST community chose to lead. Honoured to be invited as a guest to run a hands-on workshop on n8n Automations at Sreenidhi College. This is the first college I’ve seen step up and initiate a dedicated agents + automations workshop for students—and the response was incredible. Students were deeply engaged, asked sharp questions, and jumped straight into building. “Understood the basics of n8n and automations quickly—and built a few workflows during the workshop.” What we focused on: - How agentic workflows map cleanly in n8n (from trigger to deployment) - Turning repetitive tasks into hands-free automations - Clean, minimal stacks students can maintain without big budgets I’m grateful to the SDC community for the initiative and to every student who showed up to learn, experiment, and ship. It was a wonderful experience interacting with the Sreenidhi students—you made it special. Special thanks to Chandrashekhar M (Founder, SDC Community) for championing this initiative. — Master n8n automations — If you want to go from zero to deployed fast, join my Agents Master Course (n8n + real-world agent workflows). Practical, project-based, and built for outcomes: https://lnkd.in/gy_Ek-WD Prefer a quick strategy chat to automate your business tasks? Book a 30-min slot: https://lnkd.in/gj597xVS #n8n #Automation #AIAgents #NoCode #SDCCommunity #SNIST #FirstMover #EducationInnovation #StudentDevelopers #HyderabadTech #IndiaTech #Workshops #Repeatless #Btech #Colleges

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ICPC: A Catalyst for Your Career (Yes, even Google!) Did ICPC pave my way to a top-tier company like Google? A resounding YES. I wholeheartedly recommend every college student try ICPC at least once; its benefits are manifold: Top Company Recognition: Achievements like Asia-West Regionals genuinely enhance your resume. Companies like Google actively seek out ICPC participants. Proven Problem-Solving: It sharpens your algorithms, data structures, and ability to code under pressure – skills directly aligned with interview expectations at leading tech firms. Networking & Learning: You connect with brilliant peers and industry experts, fostering invaluable teamwork skills for real-world tech roles. Resume Standout: ICPC qualifiers command attention from recruiters, boosting your profile and your college's reputation. Interview Edge: Consistent exposure to tough problems provides a significant advantage in coding rounds, preparing you for both coding and system design interviews. ICPC is more than just a contest; it's a powerful launchpad for opportunities in leading product-based companies! #ICPC #CareerGrowth #Google #TechJobs #SoftwareDevelopment

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If you thought you’d leave data structures behind after college.  Think again. – Google Maps, graphs in action, finding the shortest path for you every single day. – WhatsApp, queues, to make sure your messages are delivered in order. – Instagram Stories, stacks, letting you go back through stories one by one. – Chrome’s Incognito Tabs, linked lists, so you can jump between tabs seamlessly. – Spotify, hash maps, to instantly pull up your playlist or favorite song. Also, – Amazon uses recommendation algorithms to suggest products just for you. – Facebook uses priority queues to decide what shows up on your news feed. – Uber uses graph search to find the closest drivers and fastest routes. – YouTube uses tries to autocomplete your search instantly. – Twitter uses rate-limiting algorithms to prevent spam and abuse. You have to practice DSA for interviews, yes. But don’t skip over the foundations just because you’re in a hurry. Because one day, you’ll hit a challenge where the right answer will come from actually understanding how things work under the hood. If you don’t build a strong foundation now, you’ll feel it when it matters most. Because sooner or later, every real engineering problem comes back to the basics. When the system breaks, the deadlines close in, or your code needs to scale for millions, It won’t matter what language or framework you know. What matters is whether you understand the building blocks. That’s the difference between fixing things and just guessing.

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