A Noida-based software developer attended a walk-in drive for an SDE role. The advertised salary: Rs 3 LPA — roughly Rs 25,000 a month. A hundred candidates showed up. After a group discussion, two technical rounds, and a senior interview, six people remained. That was when the waiting began.
The shortlisted candidates had been on site since 11 AM. By 6:45 PM, with no communication from the organisers about the delays, the final CEO round was still pending. When the developer finally got in front of the executive, the CEO glanced at the resume and said, in Hindi: "What is this? I cannot see anything in it." Then, without a single technical or behavioural question: "Your interview is done."
The role came with additional terms: a six-month training period at Rs 15,000 per month, a 2.5-year employment bond, and a Rs 1,50,000 exit penalty if the candidate left early. The company also required submission of original educational documents.
The developer posted the experience on Reddit. Commenters noted the exit penalty alone was half a year of full salary. One wrote: "At that point it is not a job offer — it is a loan with extra steps."