Interior Designer

Recent interview experiences for dev role

Interview experience and unfair practices If luck is not in your favour, you might do everything right and still not get selected. Here's my experience so far with a few companies I had bad experience with : #Nielsen - Did not revert back to me for almost a month. When they did, they kept another round of interview as my final round and communicated that I was selected. After taking all the documents, they scheduled yet another round with the director and said it will be the final round. Then again, they reached out to me saying we need to keep another round for formality and would not be technical. To my surprise, it was indeed a technical discussion that I was completely unprepared for. The last communication came from them that they CANNOT match my expectations on the compensation as the last round didn't go well. #UIPath All my interview rounds went really well and in fact in one of the rounds the manager gave me an informal confirmation that I will be hired. But then, HR reached out to me that one of the rounds didn't go well and hence they will need to reschedule it. I was okay with that and prepared really well, but during the interview the interviewer did not ask much of technical questions. It was a design round and he was not even interested in the question or my solution. I had to ask him explicitly if he wants me to go through the solution. As a result, the decision was negative. #Twilio Same story as UIPath #Rakuten The interview process took 1 month. I finished all the rounds and HR communicated that the result was positive and asked to submit the documents. HR ghosted me for a week and then informed me that the last round didn't have a positive feedback and hence can't proceed with my position. When I asked her why it was communicated positively earlier, she simply denied it. #F5 Networks They took all my rounds, including the cultural fitment. The director told me during his discussion that he is looking forward to me joining the team. HR expedited the process to finish all my rounds early as the position was urgent and said she will rollout the offer soon. Then, two weeks passed and no response from them. Later, she informed me that they decided to go against other candidate as he came through some referrals. # HPE It has happened twiced that the HR called saying my profile is shortlisted and was behind me to submit the application so that they can schedule the interview. After submitting the application, I got a rejection mail within a week. #Infracloud I went till the last round. It was taken by a female lead who was extremely unprofessional, and asked questions about the keywords that she knew. If I answered with the correct explanation and theory, she would only see if the keyword matches else reject my answers. These experiences shatters a person's confidence completely. And makes you wonder, even with right skills, amazing interview feedbacks, things can still go wrong and you have no control over it. But I wish the interview processes are fair, and one gets what they struggle for.

Today I found out about China's teardown and reverse engineering culture

If you look through recent headlines and viral tech forums, you can't miss the flood of teardown analysis reports being shared and dissected. Companies like TechInsights, Munro & Associates, iFixit, MarkLines, and even specialist Chinese platforms such as 52audio and Chongdiantou are producing deep, detailed reports that tear open the most hyped products—think iPhones, Teslas, Huawei Mate phones, or Xiaomi EVs—revealing their inner secrets for everyone to study. These teardowns aren't just about satisfying geek curiosity (though, let's admit, that’s a huge part—they're the ultimate engineering ASMR!). They're about unleashing a wave of competitive research, strategic sourcing, and hands-on education that's changing industries. China has transformed teardown analysis and reverse engineering from niche industry practice into a comprehensive national strategy embedded across manufacturing, R&D, and industrial policy. Major Chinese Teardown Platforms & Reports: 1) 52audio (我爱音频网): Over 365 teardown reports on audio products, smartwatches, wearables; comprehensive TWS earphone ecosystem analysis 2) Chongdiantou (充电头网): Specializes in GaN chargers, power stations, charging technology teardowns 3) MarkLines China: Automotive EV teardowns including BYD, Xiaomi SU7, Tesla analysis China's Strategic Reverse Engineering 1) Success Stories:High-Speed Rail (HSR): Reverse-engineered foreign rail technology, now world leader with 11,000+ km of track and global exports 2) Aerospace: Systematic reverse engineering of Soviet, European, American aircraft designs (J-11, J-15, J-16, J-20, J-35) 3) Semiconductors: Despite sanctions, achieved 7nm chip manufacturing through systematic teardown and reverse engineering efforts 4) EV Technology: BYD, Xiaomi leveraging teardown insights to create competitive domestic platforms What’s Inside a Viral Teardown Report? Imagine a document packed with: High-resolution photos of every layer, chip, and connector.Circuit diagrams painstakingly reconstructed from physical parts. Bills of materials (BoMs) and supplier lists—sometimes tracking origins to single factories. Physical measurements, manufacturing techniques, cost modeling, and even step-by-step chip microscopy.For example, the TechInsights teardown of the Huawei Mate 60 Pro dropped like a bombshell by exposing China’s 7nm chip manufacturing breakthrough, directly challenging western tech sanctions. Similarly, Munro’s Tesla Cybertruck teardown made waves by revealing its gigacast frame and unique motor architecture—raising alarms and ambitions among rival automakers. How Can India Do It? Set Up Dedicated Teardown Labs: Use multidisciplinary teams to reverse engineer hot products across electronics, automotive, telecom, and energy sectors. Leverage Local Manufacturing Relationships: India’s position in global supply chains (think smartphone assembly, auto components) can be turned into unique teardown research opportunities. Document and Share: Build open-access repositories (think Indian iFixit or TechInsights) to democratize and crowdsource reverse engineering. Investigative Research: Partner with VCs, academic institutions, and industry bodies to commission teardowns that answer strategic questions—where is the secret sauce, and who holds the keys? Indian firms and engineers have all the technical talent, component access, and scale needed to join this league—whether for competitive intelligence, original R&D, or education. For every Indian engineer or entrepreneur who’s ever wondered “How does that work?”—grab a screwdriver and a microscope.

Planning to start a education batch for young and aspiring designers

Reposting as previous got deleted by mistake! Hello young and aspiring designers, I am an experienced designer with 5+ yrs of experience in industry and would like to contribute back to the community. I am planning to start a small batch of 8-10 young designers for an end to end product design)UX/UI design education. This course would span for a good 9-10 months and would encompass everything starting from the fundamental theories to practice to finally working for clients in this period. Comment or Dm if you would be interested. It’s a paid course.