2.9M
KANo network abroad.
Just execution from my room.
Here’s exactly what I did 👇
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1️⃣ Built a target list (Week 0)
• Shortlisted 25–30 international companies
• Filtered only visa-sponsoring roles
Resources:
LinkedIn Jobs, Indeed, Levels.fyi
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2️⃣ Reverse-engineered job requirements (Week 1)
• Analysed 35–40 job descriptions
• Noted repeated skills (≥60% frequency)
• Turned that into my prep roadmap
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3️⃣ Structured a 10–12 week plan
• Weeks 1–5 → DSA
• Weeks 6–8 → System Design
• Weeks 9–10 → Domain + Behavioral
• Weeks 11–12 → Mocks + applications
No random prep.
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4️⃣ Focused DSA prep (not overkill)
• Solved ~100 problems max
• Prioritised patterns + clarity
• Practiced explaining approach out loud
Resources:
LeetCode (Top/Company), NeetCode, InterviewBit
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5️⃣ System design (game changer)
• Prepared 8–10 core systems
(Auth, Feed, Payments, Search, Notifications)
• Covered APIs, DB, caching, failures, trade-offs
Resources:
Grokking SDI
System Design Primer (GitHub)
Gaurav Sen, AWS Blogs
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6️⃣ Used real work experience
• Documented 3–4 production projects
• Focus: scale, latency, failures, decisions
Tool: Notion / Docs
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7️⃣ Practiced international interview style
• Clear, structured answers
• Admitted when I didn’t know
• Focused on reasoning, not guessing
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8️⃣ Built a global-standard CV
• 1 page
• Impact + numbers
• No Indian formatting
Resources:
Overleaf FAANG templates, ResumeWorded
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9️⃣ Did mock interviews (non-negotiable)
• 6–8 mocks
• Fixed one gap per round
Resources:
Pramp, Interviewing.io
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🔟 Applied strategically
• Applied within 5–7 days of posting
• Only relevant roles
• No mass applying
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🎯 Outcome
₹1.8Cr international offer — cracked directly from India.
No hacks.
No shortcuts.
Just a system followed consistently.
If you’re in India aiming global roles —
you don’t need to move first.
You need to prepare right.
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