Zoho Employee Goes Viral for Journey from Guard to Engineer

A man from Tamil Nadu has shared his inspiring journey on LinkedIn, revealing how he started as a security guard at Zoho and, through sheer determination and self-learning, rose to become a software development engineer at the same company.

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From Streets to Software Success

In 2013, Abdul Alim left home with just ₹1,000 and spent nearly two months on the streets before getting a job as a security guard at Zoho. During a shift, senior employee Shibu Alexis noticed his curiosity and offered to mentor him. Despite limited education, Alim dedicated his evenings to learning programming and eventually built an app that impressed a Zoho manager, paving his way into software development.

After mentoring from a senior Zoho employee, Abdul Alim got an interview despite lacking a college degree. Zoho emphasized skills over qualifications and hired him as a developer. Eight years later, Alim works as a software development engineer. In his viral LinkedIn post, he thanked his mentor Shibu Alexis and Zoho for the opportunity, stressing it’s never too late to learn.

Founded in 1996 by Sridhar Vembu, Zoho is a Chennai-based global tech company known for its Indian-made software and focus on data privacy, recently gaining attention amid a push for swadeshi technology. Abdul Alim’s journey from security guard to software engineer at Zoho inspires many to believe in the power of perseverance and learning.

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