From 2.6 GPA to $200,000 Microsoft Software Engineer

Описание: Getting into big tech isn’t always a straight path. Pooja Dutt went from a 2.6 GPA, countless failed interviews, and severe impostor syndrome to landing a $200K software engineering role at Microsoft. In this video, she shares her raw journey of setbacks, resilience, and the exact strategies that turned rejection after rejection into success, and how you can do the same.

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00:00 From 2.6 GPA to Microsoft engineer
00:21 Starting with an unrelated major
00:50 Discovering computer science classes
01:26 Career fairs and job search with a 2.6 GPA
01:48 Landing first internship at a local company
02:17 How did you break into big tech?
03:02 First Microsoft interview
03:30 Interviews at Meta, Google, Reddit, LinkedIn, Amazon
04:07 The Amazon interview
04:54 The Google interview and studying with a partner
05:21 Second Microsoft interview
06:13 The Reddit interview disaster
06:58 Amazon final round
07:53 Breaking point - impostor syndrome and doubt
08:53 Final chances at Microsoft, Meta, and LinkedIn
09:46 The LinkedIn and Meta final rounds
10:15 The Last Hope... Third Microsoft final round interview
11:05 A huge stroke of luck
11:37 Both Microsoft teams want her
12:03 How failed interviews are a good thing
13:06 The three buckets of interview types explained
13:17 Resources for technical prep
14:01 Resources for system design prep
14:23 Importance of mock interviews for behavioral prep
15:50 The #1 advice for students breaking into tech
16:17 Why cold applying doesn’t work anymore (and how to win)
17:11 How AI tools changed the job application process