To ensure my hard work on a software project is recognized, I would actively communicate progress and share key achievements with stakeholders through regular updates or demos. Highlighting the project's impact on goals and being open to feedback ensures visibility and alignment. Additionally, I’d collaborate closely with the team to celebrate collective successes, demonstrating the value of our combined efforts

Never chase recognition. Keep your standards high for your own satisfaction, nobody else. If your employer places importance on recognising individuals rather than groups or teams, they're implicitly saying you have to compete with your colleagues, rather than collaborate with them. In such a situation, maybe looking for a new employer is the best course of action.

Understand: If you have worked hard, in "all aspects" - there is nothing left to do. Move on to build the next product of excellence. Reason: Do not dwell on recognition. Else you'll lose the will to work for your personal sense of achievement and start depending on external validations. Adapt: If it isn't appreciated, there were some gaps. Don't waste your efforts in wrong tasks or irrelevant pursuance - rather use it as an indicator to move towards true success. Present what you have done, no more - no less. Anti-pattern: If you present it in a way to achieve "extra" recognition, you will be okay with being where you are and covering up instead of improving. Choose your direction of growth with awareness, not greed.

Document your work via a professional report and present it to your manager to get the credit in your internal organization. Publish your work in journals and conferences to get credit internationally

Here are my thoughts - Try to be communicative during daily meetings - Help others and collaborate more during work. In this way, others will notice your input, and they will find you to be a good teammate - Try to be self-motivated, pick new technologies, and suggest them to the team where appropriate. Build POC to prove your idea. Then, your teammates and leads will value your thoughts. If you follow these, you will have a better chance of getting noticed, and your work will be valued.