Neha Prasad

got to interview with xAI as Software engineer ! @xai didn’t make it through, but honestly learned a lot especially how important clear thinking and architecture are still feels crazy that building projects and open source got me there back to building 😭

Just came back from Bakes & Mistakes Mumbai - a small meetup where freelancers, founders & creators openly shared their failures, pivots, and real lessons over coffee & cakes. No success stories, just honest conversations! ✨ @ralasi_ and finally we met after long time. ✌

You aren't going to get lucky repeating the same day. You need to go on more side quests. Weekly. Daily if you can. Even one tiny new decision can substantially increase your chances at luck.

- Indian founders are losing way too much time to compliance. - Every month it's the same story - 15 to 40 hours wasted on company registration, GST filings, labor licenses, audits... all across broken government portals that don't talk to each other. I got tired of it. - So I decided to build something that actually solves this instead of just complaining about it. Here's what I'm working on 👇 . . In next thread!

Had a great time at the @cerebras meetup last week met some amazing people and learned a lot !✨ . . . And thank you for some insights! @TheCoderShow

@Anshgrover23 Thank you! ✨

@nehaaaa_6 Best AI maintainer, have seen till now.

> Building AI Code Trust PR/code analysis with SAFE / RISKY / BLOCK verdicts · github.com/nehaaprasaad/c… > This is written so it matches the README’s pipeline (checks → optional OpenAI → scores → verdict; storage in Postgres; GitHub comments with token). > Use it as-is or trim the middle sentence for character limits.

@jjuulliiaallii @xai Please check the dm.

@nehaaaa_6 @xai yes dm me

got to interview with xAI as Software engineer ! @xai didn’t make it through, but honestly learned a lot especially how important clear thinking and architecture are still feels crazy that building projects and open source got me there back to building 😭

@ThakareKalash @xai email.

@nehaaaa_6 @xai Hey, just curious how did you find out about the rejection? Did they send an email or something else?

@PeterMmuo @xai not “cracked” 😅 just build real things, understand them deeply, and be able to explain your thinking clearly that matters more than anything

@nehaaaa_6 @xai How cracked do you have to be to land a role there🤔

@gustavosaiani @xai thank you! one big thing i learned they care a lot about how clearly you think and explain, not just the final solution.

@nehaaaa_6 @xai Congrats Neha! And great attitude too. Any tips on preparing for an interview there?

@jjuulliiaallii @xai thank you so much, really appreciate it 🙏 i’m currently interested in roles around frontend / product engineering, and also open source or ai tooling startups i can send you a few companies i’m targeting if that helps

@nehaaaa_6 @xai I have companies for you :) let me know companies you want to work at and I’ll get you connected.

@eeshmidha1 you can expect coding + discussion around how you think through problems they focus a lot on clarity and architecture, so explaining your approach step by step really matters also be ready to go deep into your projects

@nehaaaa_6 @xai even i got approached by xai recruiter, what to expect?

@Sanika_0305 True madam🌝😌

People judging devs by GitHub streaks forget one thing: most real work happens in private repos. Working professionals won’t always have a “green” GitHub. No green boxes ≠ no skills.