Tier 3 College to Google | Palo Alto Networks | Google SDE Roadmap | DSA | Ft. Venkatesh Dhongadi

Can a Tier 3 college student crack Google? 🤔 In this podcast, Venkatesh Dhongadi (SDE @ Google | Ex Palo Alto Networks) shares his complete journey from a Tier 3 college to becoming a Software Development Engineer at Google. Hosted by Kartik Agarwal (SDE @ Microsoft), this episode covers: ✅ Tier 3 College Reality ✅ Google Preparation Strategy ✅ DSA Roadmap ✅ Internship Tips ✅ Resume Building ✅ Interview Experience ✅ Career Mistakes to Avoid ✅ Big Tech Mindset Whether you’re preparing for Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Flipkart, Adobe, Atlassian, or any product-based company, this podcast is packed with practical advice. Socials   / kartikhustles     / kartikhustles     / venkatesh-dhongadi     / flick_23   👇 Drop your biggest takeaway in the comments! Don’t forget to Like 👍, Share 📤 & Subscribe ❤️ for more Big Tech podcasts. Timestamps 0:00 - Introduction & College Journey 3:00 - Early Internships & Motivation 8:00 - First Tech Internship 13:07 - Palo Alto Networks & PPO Strategy 21:48 - Google Interview Journey 29:48 - Team Matching Process 32:12 - DSA Roadmap & Resources 34:40 - Advice for First Years 42:30 - Role of AI in Engineering 47:54 - Communication Importance 48:56 - Receiving the Google Offer 52:42 - Power of Networking Tags tier 3 college tier 3 college to google google sde google software engineer google interview google preparation google dsa dsa roadmap software engineer software engineering big tech product based companies microsoft microsoft sde kartik agarwal venkatesh dhongadi palo alto networks coding interview placement preparation off campus placement campus placement resume tips internship tips sde roadmap tech podcast engineering students computer science leetcode system design google career Hashtags #Google #SoftwareEngineer #DSA #TechPodcast #Microsoft #Coding #Programming #Placement #InterviewPreparation #LeetCode #CareerAdvice #Engineering #ComputerScience #ProductBasedCompany #TechCareer