By Abhinav Singh
Publication Date: 2026-06-04 06:30:00
A former Oracle software engineer affected by the company’s recent wave of layoffs, which affected 30,000 employees worldwide, went viral after sharing how the company got back on its feet. The techie said he received several job offers within 45 days of his resignation after sharpening his skills and working hard. Before starting a new role as an AI engineer, the techie shared some interview preparation tips and strategies to help others navigate the current challenging job market.
“I was laid off from Oracle on March 31st, like 30,000 others. To be honest, I didn’t think much about it. I thought, cool, I have to stick it out now. That’s what I did, and that might help you all get out of this ‘in between jobs’ phase,” the user explained in a Reddit post.
The techie said they used Claude to learn the basics of AI engineering from scratch, along with an understanding of…
