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50+ Resources & Opportunities in Tech

The year 2020 had been a roller coaster ride probably for all of us.
I spent a lot of time cooped up in my home. Though this was the time when I discovered an ample amount of resources and opportunities that are available in the tech industry.
I have compiled a list of resources which includes cheatsheets, roadmaps, interview preparation resources, design resources, etc.

It also has a collection of opportunities that are available in tech.

While most of the opportunities would be useful for student developers, the resources are for all.

Also, I've open-sourced the repository. I would love to have contributors!

Link to the repo: here.


Table of contents:

Resources

Opportunities for everyone

Opportunities exclusively for women



(List of Resources):

Resource

Type Link
Interview Preparation Visit
Design Resources Visit
Jobs List Visit
Project based learning Visit
APIs & resources Visit
Roadmaps & resources Visit
Cheatsheets Visit
Startup,CEO,Marketing Visit
Miscellaneous Repositories Visit


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(Opportunities for everyone):

Hackathons:

Name Link Info
Microsoft Imagine Cup Visit the page (Check the website)
JP Morgan Code for Good Visit the page Initial screening is a coding round followed by a hackathon. Applications usually open in Feb for the APAC region.
Smart India Hackathon Visit the page It has 2 editions- software and hardware & covers a wide variety of themes to build projects.
Pennapps Hackathon Visit the page (Check the website)
Hackmit Visit the page (Check the website)
MLH Explorer Visit the page You'll be collaborating in small groups with other developers on a series of short hackathon sprints.
Apple's Swift Student Challenge Visit the page (Check the website)

Some useful links to search for hackathons around you:

Angelhack, Devpost, Devfolio, MLH Hackathons, Hackerearth.


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Campus Ambassador Opportunities:

Name Link Info
Microsoft Learn Student Ambassador Visit the page Students can apply in any year of their degree course. Applications open throughout the year.
Github Campus Expert Visit the page Applications open twice a year in Feb and August.
GeeksForGeeks Campus Ambassador Visit the page Sophomore and Prefinal year students can apply for the program. Applications open around May/June.
HackerEarth University Ambassador Program Visit the page (Check the website for updates)
Hackerrank Campus Ambassador Visit the page (Check the website for updates)
Cisco Devnet Campus Ambassador Visit the page (Check the website for updates)
Intel Software Innovator Program Visit the page (Check the website for updates)
AWS Educate Student Ambassador Visit the page (Check the website for updates)
Alexa student influencer Visit the page (Check the website for updates)


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Competitive Programming Contests:

Name Link Info
Google Hashcode Visit the page Applications usually open in January. It's a team-based competitive programming competition.
Google code jam Visit the page Applications usually open in February.
Google Kickstart Visit the page It's hosted 8 times a year and the registration for the first competition (Round A) usually begins in February.
Facebook Hackercup Visit the page Applications usually open in July.
ACM ICPC Visit the page It's a team-based competition. Registrations usually start in winter. The dates for different regions for selections may vary.
Topcoder Open Visit the page It has a design track and a programming track for the tournament.

Some useful links to practice and learn CP:

Codeforces, Topcoder, Codechef, CP-Algorithms.


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Externship Opportunities:

Name Link Info
MLH Externship Visit the page Applications usually open twice a year for Summer and Spring. Students (& a limited number of non-student professionals) are selected.
Crio Winter of Doing Visit the page Working professionals or student developers in their final year of engineering can go for it.
Github Externship Visit the page The GitHub Externship is a 90 days fellowship program for pre-final year students of GitHub Campus Partner schools.


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Research Scholarships:

Info Link
(Follow the link) Visit the page


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Open Source Programs:

Info Link
(Follow the link) Visit the page


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Miscellaneous Opportunities:

Name Link Info
Google STEP Internship Visit the page A chance to intern at Google. It's only for first and second-year undergrad students. Google India STEP intern applications usually open in November.
Palantir Technology (Global Impact) Scholarship Visit the page It awards grants to students to support their education. The application usually opens in March.
Ethereum India Scholarship Visit the page It's an 8-week mentor-led program for those interested to dive deep into the ethereum ecosystem.
Kaggle Contests Visit the page It hosts tons of Data Science contests every month.
Codechef's Go For Gold initiative Visit the page Cash prize will be awarded to any Indian team that secures a world rank lower than (current best) 18 in ICPC.
Udacity Scholarship Visit the page It offers nano degree programs to deserving candidates.
Google Venkat Scholarship Visit the page Selected students will receive a financial grant towards tuition expenses and will be invited to visit the YouTube headquarters in the USA.
Samsung PRISM Programme Visit the page Student and Professor form a team to work on real-world projects assigned by Samsung (Bengaluru). Also, get to interact with industry mentors.
Google Nonprofit Marketing Immersion Visit the page A challenge for those interested in digital marketing. The applications are open throughout the year.
NASA Space Apps Hackathon Visit the page Space Apps inspires communities to come together, think intensely, and create solutions to important problems. The event usually happens in Sept-Oct.


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(Opportunities exclusively for women):

Scholarship Programs:

Name Link Info
Nutanix Heart Women in Tech Visit the page Female students from the countries (US, France, Netherland, India, Serbia), are awarded grants for their tuition fees.
D.E Shaw DESIS Ascend Fellowship Visit the page You'll be given a scholarship amount if selected.
Generation Google Scholarship Visit the page Applications usually open in March for the APAC region. Deserving candidates in their first/second year are awarded grants.
Adobe India Women-in-Technology Scholarship Visit the page Applications usually open in August.
Google Women Techmakers Engineering Fellows (WTEF) Visit the page Applications usually open in March. Deserving female candidates in their freshmen year are awarded grants and mentorship.
Anitab.Org Grace Hopper Celebration Visit the page If selected you'll get a sponsored 3 day trip to the USA to attend GHC and also career opportunities at Tech giants.


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Diversity Hiring Programs:

Name Link Info
Flipkart Diversity Hiring Visit the page (Check the website)
Flipkart Runway Visit the page Deserving candidates get a chance to intern at Flipkart.
Amazon WOW Internship Visit the page A 6-months internship opportunity at Amazon for deserving candidates.


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Mentorship Programs:

Name Link Info
Wootech Mentorship Visit the page (Check the website)
Amazon ACMS Mentorship Click for more info It's a mentorship cum internship opportunity for deserving candidates.
twitter developHER Visit the page Applications usually open in July. A two-day program for sophomore and prefinal year women students with lots of learning events.
Microsoft Codess India Visit the page (Check the website)
Intuit Augment Program Visit the page This mentorship program is designed to make women industry-ready. Applications usually open in January.
Goldman Sachs WeTech Scholarship Visit the page Deserving candidates are chosen from selected universities. Applications usually open in November.
Google #IamRemarkable Facilitator Visit the page (Check the website)
Women who code Mentorship Visit the page (Check the website)
Micron Global Women's Mentorship Program Visit the page Applications usually open in March.


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Programming Contests:

Name Link Info
code jam to I/O for women Visit the page It's similar to code jam, but it's exclusively for women.
HackerRank Women's CodeSprint Visit the page (Check the website)
Goldman Sachs Women's CodeSprint Visit the page (Check the website)
SheCodes, Indeed Visit the page The contest is conducted in September. Check the website for more info.


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Hackathon Contests:

Name Link Info
Linkedin Wintathon Visit the page All prefinal & final year BTech/BE Women Students or a 1st / 2nd Year M.Tech Women Students can apply.
Adobe CoDiva Visit the page Winners get prizes and a chance to work at Adobe. Open to prefinal and final-year candidates.
American Express Makeathon Visit the page Winners get a chance to intern/full-time opportunity at Amex.


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I hope you found this list useful.
If you have a resource/opportunity to share please feel free
to visit the GitHub repository.

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Sakshi

A big THANKS