YOE > Skills?
Indian job market looks at YOE more than skills. I am working as SDE 1 pulling in SDE 2 tasks for a while. Declined promotion as have only 16 months of experience and not getting shortlisted for SDE 2 in other companies as well. What can someone do in this type of scenario.
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How are you able to quantify that you are ready for promo?
I have led the development of a new microservice. Worked on the logging, error handling, testing framework, and basic structure for it. Also did the dockerizing of the service, setup github workflows, Worked on kubernetes files for deployment on different environments and have been leading any development on it giving reviews and getting others up to speed on new language. Thats why i think i deserve a promotion.
So which of the above is above SDE 1 scope?
I think it's just the HR who'd filter out a candidate for a role based on YOE. If you'd want recruiters to reach out to you. You have to show for it, build a brand for yourself. Be active on LinkedIn, Twitter, a solid Open Source profile. SDE2 is not just only about tech skills.
"Jo dikhta hai, wo bikkta hai"
Selling >>> is often more important.
Marketing > Everything
Spend ur time building some interesting products or startups and then we will judge your skills. Don't overvalue yourself just bcz u crack a job solving dsa problems
Unfortunately the market believes YOE > Skills.
Only way to beat this is salary hikes through aggressive jumps
Mention sde2 as subject line and send your resume on careers@finarkein.com
Declined promotion
This is upto your manager. Maybe they don't think you're upto the role requirements, or they want to keep underpaying you.