"He crushed the interview": Silicon Valley duped by software engineer secretly working four jobs

Soham Parekh, an Indian software engineer, caused controversy by secretly working multiple full-time jobs at tech startups. He excelled in interviews but underperformed once hired, using various excuses for missed deadlines. His deception was discovered through his public coding profiles. Parekh cited financial difficulties as motivation. The incident exposed vulnerabilities in remote hiring practices and sparked debate about "overemployment" in tech. It also raised questions about background checks and remote work protocols. Parekh has since taken a single exclusive role at a startup.