From System Engineer to Software Engineer: The Career Switch That Got Akhil to Kyndryl

Before the Switch#

Akhil Giri was a System Engineer at TCS with a clear sense of where he wanted to go. Kyndryl, the world's largest IT infrastructure services company spun off from IBM, was building something massive and needed engineers who could operate at enterprise scale with deep technical knowledge. Moving from a System Engineer role at TCS to a Software Engineer position at Kyndryl was not just a title change. It required a different level of backend expertise.

Akhil approached the transition the way he approaches most things: analytically and methodically.

The Point Where Things Had to Change#

System engineers at large IT companies often have broad exposure to enterprise environments but lack the depth in specific development frameworks that product-focused roles require. Akhil identified this gap and spent time figuring out exactly what skills would make him a strong candidate for the kind of backend-heavy roles that Kyndryl builds and maintains. Spring Boot was the answer.

He enrolled in Coding Shuttle's Spring Boot Course and went through it with the kind of careful, thorough attention that is evident in everything he writes about the experience.

Where Coding Shuttle Came In#

What mattered most to Akhil was that the course was in tune with what companies actually use. A lot of courses teach Spring Boot in a bubble, divorced from the patterns and practices that real engineering teams follow. Coding Shuttle's program aligned its content with current industry standards, which meant everything Akhil learned was immediately relevant to the kind of work that Kyndryl's clients demand.

In Akhil's Own Words#

"The content seems to be in tune with current industry standards, meaning the skills and technologies taught align well with what companies expect from developers. The course was high on content and covers a wide range of topics in Spring Boot, from foundational concepts to more advanced features. Anuj Bhaiya's course seems to excel at blending theory with real-world application, providing a strong foundation in Spring Boot while focusing on industry-relevant knowledge."

Where He Stands Today#

Akhil Giri is now a Software Engineer at Kyndryl in Gurugram, working within the infrastructure that serves some of the most complex enterprise environments in the world. His methodical approach to learning is exactly what made his transition possible. He did not hope his way into a better role. He studied his way there.