Think Like a Product Engineer with Sudeep Kulkarni

Most students focus on writing better code. That matters, but it’s rarely what gets you noticed, promoted, or trusted with real ownership.

What changed my career was learning to ask the right questions before building anything. Who is this for? What are they actually trying to do? What happens if we don’t build it at all?

In this session we’ll cover:

• How to break down a feature request into the real problem underneath
• Cutting scope: finding the 3 features that matter out of a list of 10
• How product engineers think differently from “ticket closers,” and why companies pay more for them
• Talking about product thinking in interviews and on your resume
• How to practice this in college projects, internships, and hackathons

Bring a project you’ve built or are planning. We’ll run it through this lens together, so you leave with something concrete, not just theory.

Good fit if you’re:

• A student or fresher who wants to stand out beyond DSA and tech stacks
• An intern or junior engineer who wants more ownership at work
• Building side projects and not sure what to focus on