The Missing Mentor
Dealing with and thriving in ambiguity!
Collection of stories on how to become a Embedded Systems engineer. Vlog style recording from Piyush, reflecting back on his journey in the field of Embedded Systems. Includes interview experiences, pressures and the decisions taken along the way.
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Last Updated: 14 Mar 2026|
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Includes
~4 hours of recorded lectures.
10 Lessons.
Early life and studies
College to industry transition
Internship Experience at Intel
Interview experiences
What you will learn
How a career in Embedded Systems can unfold over time.
Dealing with financial pressures and ambiguity as a student.
Navigating internships, rejections and full-time offers.
What an internship at Intel looks like: from interview to project.
The transition from college, a first job to quitting and pursuing a masters.
Real interview experiences and the lessons from them.
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Details of Content
Introduction And Background
Reflecting on the early years, the personal background and the pressures that shaped the journey.
What to expect
Toymaker - My personal background
Financial Pressures
More pressures, seeking validation and first job
Quitting the Job, GATE and masters Program
Time at Intel
The internship journey at Intel - from the interview to working on real projects.
Intel: Internship Interview
GNSS: Internship Project - Memory Manager
Rejections - Mathwork, Intel and Full time offer
Bluetooth Software and RF
Other Opportunities
Other interview adventures and opportunities explored along the way.
ARM interview - Adventures
What sets this apart?
First-hand, honest retelling of a career journey.
Unscripted conversations, pressures and decisions included.
Covers rejections and setbacks, not just wins.
Real internship and interview experiences told in detail.
Instructors
Electrical Engineer holding a Master’s degree in Embedded Systems, with a proven track record at industry giants. At Intel, contributed expertise to Navigation Firmware, Bluetooth Driver development, and RF validation software.
Currently thriving as an Embedded Software Engineer at Google, drove innovation in Firmware development for the Power Management Sub-system on Tensor SoCs (Pixel Phones) and presently advancing system software for the Pixel Watch.
Audience
Students curious about a career in Embedded Systems.
Early-career engineers exploring the industry.
Anyone interested in internship and interview experiences.
Requirements
Intended for students.
Open mind.
Reviews
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Dinesh Fukate
Thorough breakdown of the overall scenario of embedded systems, from CPU to System.
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Shravan Kumar Bandaru
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Sainath Khare
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Sandil Azad
Great
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MD Shahnauze Ahsan
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Kunalsinh Gohil
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Kartik Goli
system software engineer was not very clear
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Bharath R
Very clearly spoke about Firmware engineer and Systems Engineer and the relationship between both! We should first understand what role we are applying for! And this course clears all the doubts regarding that.
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Pramod Rao
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Georgios Daglaridis
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Gheorghe
Very good content, learned some new stuff that I was not aware of.
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Arkadeb Mukherjee
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Chinmay Sawant
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Saviour Dagadu
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Ganeshan Mahalingam
Excellent course and everyone who interested in Firmware/System software must do this to know the opportunities.
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Ashish Kumar Verma
Overall good But one suggestion for you piyush , this kind of videos are not very brainteasers they are information that is well-structured presented by you so instead of making so much small small videos make 2-3 lengthy videos , i know that you keep upgrading new section to it on regular basis but it is easy for students to see this video if not broken in many chapters.
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Ayush Kadali
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Sandesha
The clarity of thoughts and roadmap helps a lot. Thanks a lot for the birds-eye view of the industry.
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Pinaki Sen
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Ramasandeep
excellent introduction by Piyush
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Revanth Reddy Pannala
Very thorough introduction and motivation to learn embedded systems and firmware engineering.
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Aditya Shidlyali
This is one of the most clearest career guidance I have ever seen in my life. I swear. Thanks to you Piyush.
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Hassam Khan
Nicely explained. For beginners, it can help them choose the right direction.
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Sagar patel
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Soumyadip Mondal
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Muthukumar M
Highly Informative & Useful for early professionals and those preferring career switch into embedded systems domain.
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FAQs
What is the difference between these courses (paid) and the content on YouTube?
Some lectures from different courses have been put on YouTube as Preview. The are not structured and jump to a topic. The Courses in the Subscription are well structured and focused on developing a skill.
Is this recommended for beginners?
Yes! The courses are taught as if the learner has no idea about the subject. Each course starts of by ensuring that the basics needed to understand the followup lectures is understood.
Why a subscription model?
We are billed for the hosting and bandwidth by the platform provider. While we would very much like to offer lifetime validity, given the recurring bills, we have to ensure we continue to earn enough to be able to fund the effort and bring more value to our learners. The Monthly plan is for those who cannot afford the yearly subscription but can benefit from burst learning. To get the most out of our content, we recommend subscribing to the yearly plan.
Do I need a special machine configuration to take this course?
No! All you will need is an internet connection and the Chrome browser. The hands-on examples and lab work is based on GitHub codespaces platform. We use GitHub Codespace to ensure that you don’t struggle with the setup and focus on the learnings. You are always free to setup the environment locally. Although, we won’t support that, but you are free to do so. The courses, as much possible use a Emulator target of a real board, so if you wanted to run the code on real board. You can do so.
Why is a GitHub account needed?
The Experiments and Labs are based on the GitHub provided Codespaces virtual machine. Codespaces will enable a common work environment for all the learners and avoid the hassle of special setup.
Can I change my email-id post purchase?
As much as we’d like to support that, your account will be linked to your email-id post purchase.
What name will be printed on the Certificate?
The name you use on the platform will be printed as is on the Certificate when it is generated.
Can I follow the steps on my own PC?
Yes for the most part. Better yet would be if you have a linux machine.
I previously purchased a course from inpyjama/pyjamabrah, any discount for me?
Yes. We can offer a discount on the yearly subscription. Please reach us at support@pyjamacafe.com and be sure to include the details of your past investment. We will work on a custom discount for you.
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