Profile review: MS CS in Germany for Winter 2027 — best-fit unis + are people actually getting jobs?
Hey everyone, looking for honest feedback from people who've gone through this. Not looking for sugarcoating — actually trying to figure out if this is the right move.
My profile:
- B.Tech Computer Science from PDEU (India), graduated May 2024
- CGPA: 9.69/10
Currently working as SDE 1 (almost 2.5+ years of full-stack experience by intake time)
Stack: Node.js, React, TypeScript, MySQL, Redis, AWS
IELTS: planning to take in mid-2026
German: starting A1 soon, targeting B1 by arrival
No GRE (planning to skip since none of my target unis require it)
Target: Winter Semester 2027 intake
Unis I'm considering (in priority order):
TU Darmstadt — MSc Computer Science
RWTH Aachen — MSc Computer Science / Software Systems Engineering
TU Berlin — MSc Computer Science
Questions I'd love input on:
Profile Fit: Given my CGPA and 2 YOE, are these realistic targets? Should I aim higher or also add safeties?
Course Choice: General MSc CS vs. something more specialized? Does specialization help or hurt for the German job market?
Are people actually getting jobs right now? This is what I most want to hear about. For those who graduated in 2024 or 2025:
- Did you find a full-time tech role? How long did it take?
Anyone still searching after 6+ months post-graduation?
What % of your batch/cohort actually landed roles vs. went back home / took non-tech jobs / are still hunting?
- For those who got jobs: was it a real SDE role or a consultancy/body-shop type job?
- Did people without B1/B2 German manage to get hired, or is that basically a hard requirement now?
Work student path: Is the Werkstudent → full-time conversion really as central as people make it out to be? Anyone here who landed full-time WITHOUT a Werkstudent role first?
Worst-case scenario: If I don't find a job in 18 months post-graduation and have to return to India — how bad is that career-wise? Anyone who did the MS and came back, how did employers in India view it?
TU Darmstadt vs. RWTH Aachen vs. TU Berlin for someone interested in eventually building products/startups — which has the better ecosystem?
Any perspective from current students, recent grads, or people who chose NOT to do this and stayed in India would be hugely appreciated. Brutal honesty welcome — especially actual job placement experiences from the last 1-2 years.
Thanks!