Bengaluru job call for techies offering Rs 40 LPA is viral: 'College doesn't matter, resume not needed'

The founder of an AI company looking to hire in Bengaluru has sparked curiosity on X after declaring that where the candidates graduated from and even their resume was not required to apply for the role that guaranteed a salary of Rs 40 LPA (lakh per annum) and work from office five days a week.

Sudarshan Kamath of Smallest AI shared that he was looking to hire a software engineer with zero to two years of experience for their office in Indiranagar. "We are looking to hire a cracked full-stack engineer at Smallest AI... Send a small 100-word text introducing yourself + links to your best work to info@smallest.ai" he wrote on X, adding that "college - does not matter" and "resume - not needed".

"Cracked engineers" is a term used to describe highly capable and talented software engineers who are not afraid of change or new ideas. They are also known to take extreme ownership of the products they are building (almost with a quasi-religious fervor) and empower the entire team. "Cracked engineers" are also known to love what they do.

Within hours of sharing the post, Kamath's hiring call went viral and had gathered close to 3.5 lakh views by Wednesday afternoon.

Several X users praised Kamath's preference for skills over an impressive resume. Others, however, claimed that the salary was too low for a cracked engineer.