India, May 5 -- An Indian software engineer, Anu Sharma, has gone viral on social media after sharing her transition from Google to Palantir Technologies, sparking widespread discussion around hiring trends and career growth in the tech industry.

Sharma's post detailing her job switch quickly gained traction online, with users debating the evolving skill requirements, recruitment patterns, and career progression in software engineering roles.

She completed her B.Tech from Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women and began her career with internships in Bengaluru and Hyderabad. In 2023, she interned at Google and also worked with Intuit before joining Google full-time in 2024 as a software engineer.

After spending over a year ...