Career ladder
Common Internet of Things roles and typical compensation bands in India:
- IoT Engineer — 6-16 LPA
- Embedded IoT Developer — 6-14 LPA
Basics
Focus areas for the basics phase:
- Electronics
- Arduino/ESP32
- Sensors
Connectivity
Focus areas for the connectivity phase:
- MQTT
- BLE
- LoRa
Cloud
Focus areas for the cloud phase:
- AWS IoT
- Azure IoT
- Edge ML
Signals recruiters look for
Beyond skills, hiring managers screen for these signals:
- Shipped projects on GitHub / portfolio
- Certifications relevant to the role
- Communication in interviews
- Domain knowledge (industry-specific)
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