Lead Developer → Future Professor: Why I Enrolled in BITS Pilani MTech at 31 Most developers plan for the next job or the next promotion. "But what's your plan for after 45?" If you can't confidently answer that — this post will make you think. After 10+ years of writing Java in Banking & Fintech, I enrolled in BITS Pilani's Work Integrated MTech program — Data Science & Engineering, April 2026 batch. Not for a salary hike. Not for a job switch. For a 15-year plan . Watch Full Video Explanation Why MTech After 10+ Years of Coding? My long-term goal is to become an Engineering Professor in Delhi-NCR around 2040 — after I retire from corporate. After a decade of building production systems, I genuinely believe that experienced developers make the best teachers . A fresh PhD holder might explain a database index using mathematical proofs. I've debugged a query that brought down a payments system because someone forgot an index. T...
How AI Is Changing Backend Developer Interviews (With Real Evidence & Examples) Backend developer interviews are undergoing the biggest structural change since the rise of system design rounds. AI has not just accelerated coding—it has broken traditional interview signals . As a result, companies are redesigning interviews to measure things that AI cannot reliably fake. This article explains exactly how interviews have changed , what proof exists , and what you will actually be tested on as a backend developer in 2026. The Core Problem: Traditional Interviews No Longer Predict Skill Before AI: Coding speed mattered Memorized patterns worked Syntax-heavy questions filtered candidates After AI: Code generation is near-instant Boilerplate is meaningless as a signal Many candidates can “solve” problems they don’t understand Hiring managers noticed a sharp rise in false positives —candidates passing interviews but failing on the job. That forced interviews t...