Episode 130

How To Do A US Master’s Debt-Free in 2026 & Get Headhunted by Big Tech Recruiters (Meta SWE POV) - w/ Bharath

Oct 12, 202600:44:16On YouTube too
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At one point, that was Bharath Vemula's job search math. Today he's a Meta engineer working on the company's model training stack.

Who this is for

  • You are trying to get hired without sounding like everybody else in the pile.
  • You would rather hear Bharath's version while the mess is still fresh than get another polished hindsight sermon.

Key takeaways

  • Do A US Master’s Debt-Free in 2026 & Get Headhunted by Big Tech Recruiters (Meta SWE POV) - w/ Bharath

Fast scan timestamps

00:00Intro - How We Met At Purdue
03:06"I Never Applied To Meta" - The Interview Process
05:55What Is Verily? Inside An Alphabet Moonshot
07:48The LinkedIn Habit That Got Him Headhunted
11:04How He Landed His First US Job At Verily
13:161,300 Applications, 13 Callbacks, 9 Offers

Show notes

At one point, that was Bharath Vemula's job search math. Today he's a Meta engineer working on the company's model training stack. Recruiters found him on LinkedIn.) So what was on that profile? We pull it apart, along with the LinkedIn habit that got him headhunted.

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