Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US?

Re:Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US? by vsskanth on Saturday February 13, 2021 @06:36PM (#26128107)

Please be advised that if you're born in India, you can never "settle" in the US. Green card backlogs for Indians are very long (100+ years). Barring some exceptions, You will be on H1B forever. Most Indians currently in the US can only stay here as long as they are employed in their profession.

With that being said, the best way to get a job in the US is completing grad school (takes 1-2 years). While studying you can pursue internships at US employers, use OPT to work a full time job, while your employer applies for your H1B.

If you want to enter US already employed, you probably should work for a company with significant US presence like Google MS or Amazon in India. It will take a few years for you to become senior enough to transfer on L1 and transition to H1B.

Companies (non-shady ones) typically don't hire new employees for US directly from India. There's a lot of uncertainty and long lead times associated with the H1B process. You can only apply for a new H1B every April and there's a lottery.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US? by SinghCoder on Saturday February 13, 2021 @09:34PM (#26129155)

Thank you for the reply. I would be graduating in June, is it late currently to consider applying for grad school? I have a good enough GPA(3.828) though no research experience, but maybe I could get LORs from some of my professors, some of them know me well.

And do you believe I could get the ms funded somewhat or atleast get loaned without collateral( I don't have any)?

If the question becomes off topic, lemme know and I could post another one then.

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US? by vsskanth on Saturday February 13, 2021 @11:04PM (#26129570)

Yeah you can apply for the spring semester.

typically you don't get funded for MS at admission. Some unis might give you a tuition scholarship. You might find an assistantship once you're here.

If money is an issue I would recommend applying for cheaper schools like TAMU, or just working in India for a couple of years and saving up.

I remember SBI had some special education loan scheme for NIT IIT BITS graduates. Might want to check that out.

You have to show you have finances for a year to get an I-20 (you need it for the student visa).

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Re:Ask HN: How to get a good pay SDE job in US? by SinghCoder on Saturday February 13, 2021 @11:35PM (#26129718)

I see, thanks for pointing out. Will look into that.

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