On our third episode of GauriBot Talks!, we have with us Shaurya Jain, an Embedded Software Engineer at Qualcomm currently working with on the 5G revolution. He did his masters from San Jose State University, California in Embedded Systems and bachelors from College of Technology, Pantnagar in Electronics Engineering. Right from explaining embedded systems in its most layman definition to the current job scenario and opportunities in the field, he talks about everything!
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0:00 Introduction
1:51 What does Embedded Systems mean?
4:31 How does Embedded Systems differ from Firmware Engineering?
6:17 What made you so exited about Embedded Systems?
7:19 What was the motivation behind choosing Electronics Engineering during Undergrad?
8:54 Do you feel that the engineering branch at Undergrad level makes a difference?
10:52 What impact did joining all technical societies/clubs during college had on your career growth?
13:16 Journey through final year to industry to masters
16:24 How did you choose your projects during masters?
17:53 What all courses did you opt for during your masters?
19:25 How much skill in programming is needed to pursue career in Embedded Systems?
21:01 What is the job scene in Embedded Systems? What all did you do to get into Qualcomm?
24:55 Is this the right time to venture into Embedded Systems specially in US?
26:27 Indian market for Embedded Systems from both job and startup point of view
30:42 What's next on your plate?
32:40 Gyan ki Baat
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