Why Data Structures and Algorithms are "Must Have" for Developers and Where to learn them : Answered
Last Updated :
17 Jul, 2025
With advancement and innovation in technology, programming is becoming a highly in-demand skill for Software Developers. Everything you see around yourself from Smart TVs, ACs, Lights, Traffic Signals uses some kind of programming for executing user commands.
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be efficient.
Data Structures
and
Algorithms
are the identity of a good Software Developer. The interviews for technical roles in some of the tech giants like
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Flipkart
is more focused on measuring the knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms of the candidates. The main reason behind this is Data Structures and Algorithms improve the problem-solving ability of a candidate to a great extent.
With the increase in the demand for quality software engineers, companies are paying really high to hire them. Some of the reports say that the
average base salary
of a Software Developer in India is somewhere around
9
Lakhs
and it goes up till
20-30
Lakhs
per annum. A Software Engineer named
Praveen Annu
claimed that anyone having a decent knowledge of programming and practice of writing efficient code in India will earn more than Rs
30-35
lakhs per annum. Below is the salary report from
glassdoor which states the
average base pay
of
Software Developers in Bangalore, India.
Image Courtesy: Glassdoor Below are a few more salary reports from
Glassdoor
of some tech giants in India:
Avg. Base Pay of Amazon Software Developers in India
Average Base Pay of Flipkart Software DevelopersWhy does Software Developer interviews at Tech Giants more focused towards Data Structures and Algorithms?
If you are going for an interview with some of the Tech Giants like Amazon, Google, Flipkart, etc., or some other high-paying companies for the role of a Software Developer or Backend Developer then you must be good at problem-solving. The interviews in these companies are more focused on analyzing your problem-solving abilities. We have picked some top answers for these questions from
Quora written by people actually working as Software Developers in these companies.
Answer Picked from Quora
Learning Data Structures & Algorithms
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