YouTuber techie on why he quit Microsoft job is the US, moved back to India

A Microsoft engineer has quit his job in the US and moved back to India amid immigration concerns for Indian techies.

Updated on: Apr 17, 2025, 11:30:31 IST

By Sanya Jain

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At a time when many Indian tech professionals in the United States are worried about the immigration crackdown and a downturn in the IT industry leading to layoffs, one Microsoft engineer has quit his job and moved back to India.

Harnoor Singh quit his Microsoft job and moved back to India (X/@iHarnoorSingh)

Harnoor Singh spent three years as a software engineer with Microsoft in the United States. Along the way, he pursued a successful career as a YouTuber and podcast host. In a surprise announcement yesterday, however, Singh revealed that he had resigned from his role at Microsoft and moved back to India.

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“I resigned and moved to India for now! Thank you Microsoft for beautiful 3 years!” Singh wrote on X.

He revealed that he wants to take a six-month career break before deciding what to do next. Currently in Amritsar, the former Microsoft techie plans to spend time travelling and exploring.

His announcement sparked surprise on X and LinkedIn, more so because his resignation comes at a time when some Indian professionals in the US are not even travelling to India on H-1B visas for fear of being detained and not allowed to return.

“This is quite tough to believe bro. I have seen all of the US from your videos. I was thinking of catching up with you in June. All the best for future endeavours,” wrote one X user.

“That's really surprising but good luck & best wishes for your next chapter,” another person wrote on LinkedIn.

Some wondered whether Singh would launch his own startup soon. However, the techie said he plans to take a 6-month break before he decides what to do next.

(Also read: Arrested for public intoxication, Indian on H1B visa asks for help: ‘My extension is coming up’)

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Sanya Jain
Sanya Jain is an Assistant Editor with Hindustan Times Digital. She has nearly a decade of experience in covering offbeat stories that speak to the everyday experience - from viral videos to human interest copies that spark conversation. Her interests stretch across business, pop culture, social media trends, entertainment and global affairs. Before joining Hindustan Times, Sanya spent two years with Moneycontrol and five years with NDTV. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, and a master’s in journalism from the Xavier Institute of Communications, Mumbai. Sanya has a sharp eye for spotting emerging trends and looking for newsworthy angles to elevate viral posts into meaningful narratives. She was the first one, for example, to cover Narayana Murthy’s remark on 70-hour work weeks that sparked a national conversation. She is equally at ease writing about business leaders as about the common man, about issues of national importance and memes that amuse social media. Sanya enjoys speaking with content creators, newsmakers and entrepreneurs to transform everyday moments into engaging, slice-of-life stories that resonate with readers. When she is not working, Sanya can be found curled up with a good book. Born and raised in Lucknow, she has spent the last several years in Delhi. She is deeply interested in animal welfare and now spends a lot of her time running after her destructive orange cat.Read More

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