Her father told her not to chase marks; years later, she landed a Rs 1.4 crore AWS job in London

Priyanka Reddy Karumuru, a BTech Computer Science graduate from GITAM University, Hyderabad, secured a Software Development Engineer role at Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Cambridge, London, with a reported Rs 1.4 crore package. Inspired by her father's advice to prioritise learning over marks, she consistently studied Data Structures and Algorithms, solved coding problems and earned technical certifications throughout college. Her journey highlights how steady preparation and strong fundamentals can lead to global career opportunities.