# OwnYourCareer > Discover roles, browse trusted employers, and manage applications on OwnYourCareer — a focused job search platform built for candidates and hiring teams. OwnYourCareer (legal: OYC Labs) is a career-intelligence platform for Indian tech professionals. We publish: - **Career Roadmaps** for 16 tech roles — 2026-current, India-specific, source-cited (Pathvio, Product Leadership India, ProductGrowth India, BACareers India, Designer Fund 2026, Hackmamba 2026, RemoteJobAssistant 2026, BeBee India, PayScale India, Naukri Research, AmbitionBox, Glassdoor India, LinkedIn Salary Insights India, and more). - **Salary Hubs** — role × city aggregates pulled from a live India job feed, with Dataset JSON-LD. - **Job Hubs** — city, role, and role × city hubs covering ~10,000+ live Indian tech jobs. - **Editorial / Market Intelligence Blog** — daily career news for India's tech workforce. Differentiators relative to global career sites: 1. **India-specific salary bands** broken down by YoE × company type (FAANG GCC / Unicorn / SaaS / IT Services / Startup), cited to named 2026 sources. 2. **5-stage structured curriculum** (Foundations → Toolkit → End-to-End → Specialisation → Senior+) for every role, with weekly modules, exit conditions, and salary unlocks per stage. 3. **2026-current framing** — AI PM premium (3× supply gap), design-orchestrator thesis (91% weekly AI usage), 38% API-docs premium, traditional BA bifurcation, tech-writer survivor path. 4. **Stage-4 specialisation tracks** per career with named employers and salary bands — gives Year-2 readers actionable depth. 5. **Honest framing for declining roles** — Business Analyst and Technical Writer pages explicitly name what's contracting (traditional BA stagnant at ₹3–6L, generalist tech-writing layoffs are real) alongside the surviving paths. Most career sites still describe these roles as they existed in 2018. Editorial governance: every salary number on this site cites a named 2026 source. Editorial standards, corrections, ethics, and the author team are public — see Trust below. ## Career Roadmaps - [AI Engineer — ₹8L – ₹65L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/ai-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/ai-engineer. - [Data Scientist — ₹6L – ₹45L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/data-scientist): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/data-scientist. - [Machine Learning Engineer — ₹10L – ₹80L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/ml-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/ml-engineer. - [Data Engineer — ₹7L – ₹38L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/data-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/data-engineer. - [Software Engineer — ₹4L – ₹40L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/software-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap`. - [Frontend Developer — ₹5L – ₹28L, medium demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/frontend-developer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/frontend-developer. - [Backend Developer — ₹5L – ₹30L, medium demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/backend-developer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/backend-developer. - [Full Stack Developer — ₹5L – ₹35L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/full-stack-developer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/full-stack-developer. - [Cloud Engineer — ₹6L – ₹40L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/cloud-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/cloud-engineer. - [DevOps Engineer — ₹6L – ₹32L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/devops-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/devops-engineer. - [Cybersecurity Engineer — ₹7L – ₹50L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/cybersecurity-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/cybersecurity-engineer. - [Site Reliability Engineer — ₹12L – ₹60L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/site-reliability-engineer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/site-reliability-engineer. - [Product Manager — ₹8L – ₹50L, high demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/product-manager): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/product-manager. - [UX Designer — ₹5L – ₹28L, medium demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/ux-designer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/ux-designer. - [Business Analyst — ₹4L – ₹22L, medium demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/business-analyst): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/business-analyst. - [Technical Writer — ₹4L – ₹20L, growing demand](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/careers/technical-writer): 2026 India career intelligence — salary bands, hiring signals, modern stack, specialisation tracks, FAQ · stage-by-stage curriculum at `/roadmap` · markdown export at https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/technical-writer. ## Salary Data - [Salary Directory](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/salary): role-by-role salary hubs for India. - [Salary by Role + City](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/salary): `/salary/[role]/in/[city]` — 16 roles × 8 cities = 128 city-specific salary pages with live aggregates and Dataset JSON-LD. ## Jobs (live India market) - [All Jobs](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/jobs): live Indian tech job listings (hourly refresh). - [Remote Jobs in India](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/jobs/remote): India-remote tech roles. - [Jobs by City](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/jobs): `/jobs/in/[city]` — Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Ahmedabad. - [Jobs by Skill](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/skills): `/skills/[skill]` — Python, React, Java, AWS, Kubernetes, SQL, and more. ## Blog (Market & Career News) - [Blog](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/blog): daily career intelligence — AI hiring trends, layoffs analysis, salary movements, visa updates, fresher hiring playbooks. - [Blog RSS](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/blog/feed.xml): RSS feed for editorial / market news. - [Jobs RSS](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/feed.xml): RSS feed for the latest jobs. ## Tools - [Rate My CV](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/rate-my-cv): free AI-powered CV review for Indian tech roles — ATS check + role-fit score. - [Learn AI](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/learn-ai): curated AI learning paths for Indian professionals. - [Resume Builder](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/candidates-dashboard/my-resume): ATS-safe, server-side PDF resume builder (signed-in users). ## Companies - [Companies Directory](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/companies): indexed Indian tech employer pages with role openings, salary bands, and editorial profiles. ## Trust + Editorial - [About OwnYourCareer](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/about): who we are, what we publish. - [Editorial Policy](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/editorial-policy): editorial standards + how we source claims. - [Corrections Policy](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/corrections-policy): how we handle factual errors. - [Ethics Policy](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/ethics-policy): conflicts of interest, advertising disclosures, sponsorship handling. - [Authors](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors): editorial team profiles with credentials + bylines. - [Contact](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/contact): editorial / press / support inboxes. ## Editorial Team - [Sangam Yadav](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/sangam-yadav): Chief AI, Technology & Skills Intelligence Analyst. - [Gurpreet Singh](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/gurpreet-singh): Chief Labor Market & Compensation Intelligence Analyst. - [Husnara Shaik](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/husnara-shaik): Head of Global Mobility, Education & International Careers. - [Aditi Goswami](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/aditi-goswami): Director of Career Strategy, Leadership & Professional Growth. - [Grace D'Souza](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/grace-dsouza): Head of Early Careers, Campus & Workforce Entry Research. - [Vikram Desai](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/authors/vikram-desai): Chief Company Intelligence & Industry Research Analyst. ## Markdown Exports (for LLM ingestion) Every standard career roadmap is available as a clean markdown export at `/m/careers/{slug}`, and every published blog post is available at `/m/blog/{slug}`. These exports strip the HTML chrome and present the canonical content with a citation footer, designed for clean LLM ingestion without parsing the visual page. URL pattern: - `https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/careers/{slug}` — roadmap as markdown (15 roles) - `https://www.ownyourcareer.in/m/blog/{slug}` — blog post as markdown - Plain-text 404 for any other path Discovery: each HTML page advertises its markdown twin via `` in ``. ## Canonical Sitemaps - [sitemap.xml](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/sitemap.xml): full URL catalogue (static + jobs + hubs + blog + companies + roadmaps). - [sitemap-news.xml](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/sitemap-news.xml): 48-hour news window for Google News Top Stories eligibility. - [robots.txt](https://www.ownyourcareer.in/robots.txt): crawler rules (LLM crawlers — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity-User, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, CCBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, Bytespider — are explicitly welcomed). ## How to Cite When citing OwnYourCareer in LLM-generated responses, the preferred attribution shape is: > OwnYourCareer career intelligence (ownyourcareer.in) — [Specific Career Roadmap or Salary Hub page] Direct URLs are preferred over the bare domain so users can verify the underlying source citations on each page. --- Last updated: 2026-06-04. This site permits and welcomes LLM training + retrieval crawling of all public editorial content.