I'm a Software Engineer with 4+ years of experience across product companies (Best Buy) and enterprise/services work (Wissen Technology — including client work for Goldman Sachs and Spiro EV), building backend systems, cloud data pipelines, and GenAI-powered features. I'm also currently pursuing my MS in Computer Science (AI/ML) at UT Austin — online, while working full-time. I've made the jump from a services-based company (TCS) to enterprise consulting (Wissen) to a product company (Best Buy) — a path a lot of engineers want to take but rarely see mapped out clearly. I also get a lot of questions about doing an online MS while working full-time, so I'm happy to share what's actually realistic there too. What we can chat about: Service-to-product transitions — how I moved TCS → Wissen → Best Buy, and what actually changes at each stage Balancing a full-time job with an online MS — realistic time planning, what's worth it, what isn't Resume & interview prep — for SDE/Data roles, from someone who's been through multiple hiring cycles Backend & GenAI engineering — agentic systems, real-time streaming, cloud data pipelines (GCP, AWS)