Bengaluru engineer returns to India after completing master’s in US: ‘I couldn’t secure a job’

3 min readNew DelhiJul 29, 2026 05:27 PM IST Reflecting on the experience in a LinkedIn post, Gowda described it as one of the most difficult phases of his life.Many Indians head to the United States with dreams of building a successful career, but not every journey unfolds as expected. For Bengaluru-based software engineer Mohith R Gowda, what began as an ambitious plan to start a career in the US ended with an unexpected flight back home after months of unsuccessful job hunting. Despite earning a Master’s degree in Computer Science from a US university, Gowda’s dream of securing a tech career in America was cut short by a challenging job market. Faced with an impending visa deadline and no job offer in hand, he made the difficult decision to return home to India.Reflecting on the experie