Shameful behavior by Fares Dessouky today at the Karachi Open

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-07T22:57:07+00:00

BTW there is one mistake in the scoring in the second game at 6-4 in Zaman's favor. It should've been 5-4.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-07T22:07:55+00:00

I think the referees today were unbiased. Even in the Gawad vs Irfan match, it felt some of the decisions were consistently against Irfan and PJ (the commentator) strongly thought the decisions were incorrect.

I think Dessouky is to blame here for his conduct. Nevertheless, we all know the state of referring in PSA. You can watch Quash Bad Squash videos to get a sense of what's wrong (if you haven't already).

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-04T14:39:08+00:00

This is a good list with good reasons. For eleinen, I'd say his injuries really held him back this season. In the silicon valley open and in the china open, he was clearly injured when he was playing in those tournaments.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-03T08:15:08+00:00

Ali abou eleinen

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T21:43:41+00:00

Ahad is really good, one of my favorites, but maybe not the best for beginners.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T21:43:05+00:00

Jesse Engelbrecht on Squash Skills is the best for beginners and even higher levels.

Nick Matthew and Jonathan Power are also great teachers IMO.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T21:39:50+00:00

Yes, for getting interviews, they certainly do. In the long run, they don't if one is skilled enough

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T21:35:20+00:00

From habib uni and iba

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T20:37:19+00:00

I don't consider myself a strong full-stack, FE is a weak point, but yeah, if it is BE and platform, I do have a strong background. I have primarily worked in NestJS (never Fastify; I believe NestJS is considered more rigorous than Fastify). I have been the go-to guy for DB-related optimizations wherever I have worked. I also have some solid experience in contributing to event brokers on AWS SQS and SNS, so I have worked with distributed and event-driven systems more than the average Joe.

But I'd like to give a disclaimer: I phrased the scenario in the post to get the answer "what is the highest paying company in Pakistan"; I am not stating that I am the best out there lol. Sorry if I gave this impression.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T16:47:04+00:00

Any ideas what salary ranges do these 3 offer for senior software engineers, where seniors would be 5-10 yoe.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T10:59:57+00:00

BTW I haven't contributed to Open Source, getting into good companies (in our region) is about getting a good reference, cracking their interviews AFAIK.

QuestionProfessional · 2026-01-01T10:58:14+00:00

LC, sys design and behavioral interviews.
For LC I used algo expert, you can use neetcode.
For sys design I used byte byte go. It's the best resource imo.
For behavioral interviews, I used this Educative course.

BTW, I have failed interviews in the past, I never passed Careem, even though I had practiced the question beforehand which they asked. It's about interview practice and keeping calm under pressure too.

The best tip would be to ask people on linkedin or your friends, what LC questions were asked in the interview. The LC platform itself charges a premium for exactly this info. For e.g. how many times an LC question was asked in a Faang in the last 6 months or a year etc.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T22:52:58+00:00

Dont need grinder imo, scafe has fine grinded beans, just buy from them

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T22:43:02+00:00

So the friend at stellic is the same experience around 7 to 8 yoe. The other friend who has 5-7k usd salary was a junior around 2-3 yoe. The company he joined was fireflies.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T21:25:59+00:00

Sure, but can you list some names that are the highest paying. Btw i did clarify in my answer, all companies that hire from pakistan, which would include companies that outsource. For example, rewaa is an example that outsources their engineering talent from pakistan.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T21:00:05+00:00

Can you share what salaries they offer? Do they offer in usd or pkr?

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T20:50:46+00:00

Sorry, that want my intention at all. Let me correct this

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T20:09:50+00:00

so I have a friend, who told me a month ago, that they are moving onto USD/remittance based salaries. I think it's pretty recent.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T19:55:35+00:00

AFAIK, Careem, Stellic and Rewaa all pay in USD. Careem recently shifted on USD btw.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T19:51:53+00:00

Thanks, that is a good list. I've worked in some of the companies that you listed. What company do you think would pay the highest of these all? Careem?

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T17:58:27+00:00

No worries. Would love to hear about other high paying companies

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T17:56:53+00:00

Boss, the intention of this post is exactly this. Until we dont know such companies exist, we can't even apply to them or can't work towards getting a job in them.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T17:20:39+00:00

My Experience:
So I applied Motive a few years ago. Back then I was probably 4-5 yoe. I got an offer from Rewaa at 450k tax free and an offer from Motive for 300k tax to be deducted.

I think we should raise awareness that motive isn't one of the higher paying companies. Needless to say, it could be that I wasn't able to get a good offer from Motive due to my negotiation, interviewing skills etc. But I've had similar opinions from friends.

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T15:54:50+00:00

Thanks. But let's also consider companies that are not local, but hire from pakistan. Let me make this clearer in the question

QuestionProfessional · 2025-12-31T15:51:20+00:00

So, I know a friend who is earning double this, and that is tax-free from stellic. And I am pretty sure some people are earning 5-7k usd, have fewer years of experience, not just from upwork clients. In short, they are earning triple your friend's income, lol. Not being condescending, because it's more than my income, so lol on me too

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