it’s been close to 2 years since i left the organisation with No Job

I’ve been hearing from recruiters and hiring managers that my frequent job switches give the impression of instability, and I understand their perspective. While this may appear true on the surface, many of these transitions were beyond my control, driven by situations like layoffs and organisational restructuring—issues that have become more common in recent times.

Reflecting on my previous role, I joined as an SDE-Backend in late September 2022. Unfortunately, due to a chip shortage, my work was delayed, and I could only start contributing meaningfully in December. From that point onward, I was assigned tasks with unrealistic deadlines, often with vague or incomplete requirements. These tasks would frequently come with “End of Day” or “Tomorrow EOD” expectations, forcing me to work 14-hour days, including weekends, to meet these demands. Despite my best efforts, I delivered tasks.

On January 22, 2023, my lead called me into a meeting, comparing my performance to an SDE-2 with five years of experience. Despite explaining that I had only been actively working for 50 days, with no documentation, no architecture diagrams, no proper knowledge transfers, and minimal codebase comments to guide me, I was placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
Around this time, I realized that the organization was conducting layoffs and strategically placing employees on PIPs. They assigned impossible tasks with unreasonable deadlines to justify labeling employees as poor performers, thus forcing resignations and avoiding severance payouts.

During the PIP, I delivered tasks ahead of deadlines, even under unrealistic conditions. However, they then began assigning me frontend tasks in ReactJS—outside my expertise—and demanded that I complete them within two days. As a backend developer with no prior frontend experience, it was an impossible expectation. When I couldn’t meet the deadline, I was asked to resign or face termination. I pleaded for another chance, explaining how frequent job changes could negatively impact my career. However, I was told, “That’s not our problem. Just resign, or we will terminate you.” Left with no choice, I had to resign, which was a devastating experience.

Since March 2023, I’ve been working hard to rebuild my career. I’ve prepared rigorously and applied to many companies, but I’ve faced constant rejections due to concerns about frequent job changes. I managed to get opportunities with companies like JPMC, Goldman Sachs, Grab, Cisco, D.E. Shaw, and several startups. While I performed well in online assessments, many applications stalled because of the same reason—frequent switches.
So far, I’ve attended three interviews: Google, D.E. Shaw, and Salesforce. Unfortunately, Salesforce rejected me after the managerial round, citing a lack of experience and job stability, which left me feeling disheartened.

I can only imagine how many applications were rejected outright due to these circumstances and the gap which is close to two years in my resume. This entire experience has been deeply challenging, but I’m committed to moving forward.

If any of you are aware of hiring opportunities, I would deeply appreciate it if you could let me know in the comments.