Who is Anu Sharma? Indian techie who left high-paying Google job to join Palantir

Indians have been involved in too much today. From social media apps to news channels, people have been hooked on their gadgets to tune in to the results of the 2026 Assembly elections. However, one person has piqued the interest of too many netizens online. Anu Sharma, is a name that has been trending on X (formerly Twitter) all day long.Anu Sharma is an Indian software engineer, who formerly worked at Google and recently went viral for her career journey. As per her LinkedIn profile, Sharma worked as an intern at Twitter in Bengaluru for four months in 2022.In 2023, she secured a four-month internship at Google in Hyderabad, moving on to secure another internship at the software company Intuit.In 2024, Sharma scored a full-time job at Google as a software engineer and spent a year and seven months working for the tech giant. In early 2026, she quit her job and joined Palantir as a forward-deployed software engineer.Along with having worked for some of the most famous names in the tech industry, Sharma has many other achievements under her belt. She was a freelance technical blogger and also participated in #DevelopHER 2021, organised by Twitter (now X). She worked part-time at McKinsey Next Gen Women Leaders and also contributed to Uber She++ for two months.Interestingly, her education includes only a Bachelor’s degree in technology, computer science and engineering from Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University.Numerous netizens were shocked by Sharma’s journey and hailed her dedication.“Inspiration to all developers, btw. Not just women. This career progression is phenomenal,” wrote one.“That is an awesome career trajectory,” added another.Sharma reacted to her story going viral online on Instagram with a folded hands emoticon. She often shares content on numerous platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn, where she enjoys 232K and 238K followers, respectively.