I landed software engineering jobs at AWS and Walmart after moving to the US from India. Here are 4 things I did to build my network from scratch.

03/07/2025, 4:07 AM
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I landed software engineering jobs at AWS and Walmart after moving to the US from India. Here are 4 things I did to build my network from scratch.

Courtesy of Sushma Kukkadapu

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Sushma Kukkadapu, a 28-year-old software engineer in Bentonville, Arkansas. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

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