Every guide. Organized by where you are.

The honest filter on certs, courses, DSA, system design, and AI engineering.

• Which certs actually matter (and which to skip)draft
• AWS certs done right: SAA and Developer Associatedraft
• Free resources that beat paid bootcampsdraft
• System design roundup + DDIA — the only path that worksdraft
• LLM / AI engineering path: RAG, agents, MCPdraft
• LeetCode patterns that actually show up + the 20-min struggle methoddraft
• Learn-by-building tracks: build an MCP server, build a RAG pipelinedraft
• Run your own 60-day job-search sprintdraft

Portfolio projects, GitHub profile, MCP servers, and the contribute-to-hire playbook.

• Portfolio projects: building one strong proof-point repodraft
• Your GitHub profile README: what recruiters actually seedraft
• Repo READMEs that make a recruiter open the linkdraft
• Building in public for inbound recruiter DMsdraft
• Contribute-to-hire: finding repos that hire from Indiadraft
• Contribute-to-hire: picking a winnable issue (verify rules + -linked:pr)draft
• Contribute-to-hire: writing a PR that gets mergeddraft
• Contribute-to-hire: turning a merged PR into an offerdraft
• Reading a giant OSS codebase fastdraft
• Getting a complex OSS repo running locallydraft
• Working with OSS maintainers without getting ghosteddraft
• Building an MCP server as a portfolio weapondraft

ATS-optimized resume, LinkedIn FDE positioning, cover letters, and the Forward Deployed Engineer archetype.

• ATS-optimized resume: FDE-framed and quantifieddraft
• LinkedIn profile for the Forward Deployed Engineer positioningdraft
• Cover letters that don't sound like cover lettersdraft
• The FDE archetype — is it you?draft

YC, Wellfound, We Work Remotely, Toptal, HN — and how to filter for India-eligible roles.

• Where remote roles that actually hire from India livedraft
• YC Work at a Startup: applying to 200 startups in one formdraft
• Wellfound (ex-AngelList) for India-based devsdraft
• We Work Remotely: filtering the firehosedraft
• Toptal: passing the screen and getting paid in USDdraft
• Underdog.io — and why it's weaker for Indiadraft
• Filtering job posts for India-eligible rolesdraft
• Building a job tracker: the 4-tier systemdraft

The 2-a-day cold DM system, warm intros, and the blog posts that make you look senior.

• Cold DMs: the 2-a-day system and what to actually saydraft
• Warm intros vs cold DMsdraft
• Getting referrals when you don't know anyonedraft
• Application strategy and cadencedraft
• The 6 blog posts that make you look seniordraft

LeetCode patterns, system design rounds, take-homes, behavioral, and offer negotiation.

• DSA / LeetCode rounds: the patterns that show updraft
• System design rounds and the 30-design listdraft
• Take-homes and live coding: what they're really testingdraft
• Behavioral interviews and STAR storiesdraft
• AI-native interview screens (MCP token, AI voice interview)draft
• Offer negotiation for remote rolesdraft

Deel, Wise, FIRC, taxes, equipment, and negotiating in INR vs USD.

• Remote contractor invoicing with Deel and Wisedraft
• FIRC and taxes for Indian remote contractorsdraft
• Remote logistics: timezones, equipment, internetdraft
• Negotiating a remote offer from India: USD band, equity vs cashdraft

How to ATS-optimize your resume, generate READMEs, tailor your CV, and build portfolios — without paying for tools.

• Use AI to ATS-optimize your resume — skip Jobscan and Rezidraft
• Use AI to generate a GitHub profile README that convertsdraft
• Use AI to tailor your resume to a job description in 60 secondsdraft
• Use AI to build a developer portfolio site fastdraft