How is the job market currently?

Nowadays tech market is shitty because of huge surge in software developers originating after covid. So nowadays if an opening comes up, you see after an hour it has more than 500 applications...

The job market is tough right now. For hybrid/remote SDE-2 roles in NCR, try big names like TCS, Infosys, and startups. Hikes are around 20-40%. Be prepared and apply widely.