My Journey from 4 LPA to 1Crore+ as a Software Engineer

From Fresh Start to Financial Independence: How I Went from Earning INR 30,000/Month to Over 1 Crore Annually in 8 Years

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2016: The Beginning of My Software Engineering Career

In July 2016, I began my journey in a small service-based company as a junior software developer with a starting CTC of 4 LPA (around INR 30,000/month). Coming from a middle-class background, this was a promising start for me as a recent graduate. My role involved working with ASP.NET and jQuery, building software for startups. Although I appreciated the experience, I felt something was missing in terms of career satisfaction and growth opportunities.

2016–2017: Exploring New Technologies

After wrapping up my first ASP.NET and jQuery project in December 2016, I was assigned a PHP project, building onboarding screens for an existing client site. I had some…