10 salary reports · all figures in lakhs per year (LPA)
What Arcesium pays, from offers people actually received: by role, experience and city. Medians are used so a few unusual offers do not skew the picture.
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDE I | ₹27.0 LPA | ₹27.0 LPA – ₹27.0 LPA | ₹24.0 LPA | 2 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid (2-6) | ₹26.5 LPA | ₹23.1 LPA – ₹28.0 LPA | ₹23.0 LPA | 5 |
| Senior (7-10) | ₹63.0 LPA | ₹63.0 LPA – ₹63.0 LPA | ₹55.0 LPA | 1 |
| Group | Median total | Middle 50% | Median base | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | ₹29.0 LPA | ₹20.6 LPA – ₹39.0 LPA | ₹24.5 LPA | 4 |
| Bangalore | ₹38.0 LPA | ₹32.0 LPA – ₹44.0 LPA | ₹27.0 LPA | 3 |
SDET
Mid (2-6) · 2026-06-02
CTC: ₹14.5 LPA Joining Bonus: ₹0.05 LPA (₹50,000) Role: SDET Strong engineering culture and compensation Opportunity to learn quality engineering at scale
Senior Software Engineer - Backend
Hyderabad · Mid (2-6) · 2026-05-05
Role: Senior Software Engineer - Backend in FDSE team Base salary: 28 LPA Bonus: 3 LPA (range 2.5‑3.5 LPA) Total compensation: 31 LPA Location: Hyderabad Years of experience: ~4 years Considerations: work‑life balance, compensation, quality of work Decision: offer was rejected
SDE III
Hyderabad · Senior (7-10) · 2025-07-15
Base Salary: INR 55,00,000 Performance Bonus: INR 6,00,000 Joining Bonus: INR 2,00,000 first year. Total comp (Salary + PB + JB): INR 63,00,000 Benefits: Standard Arcesium India Benefits
Lead Engg
Bangalore · N/A · 2025-06-24
* Fixed Salary: 45L * Bonus: 5L
SDE I
Hyderabad · Mid (2-6) · 2024-05-13
B.Tech From Tier 1 Years of Experience: 2.2 year SDE at startup Date of the offer: Oct 2022 Company: Arcesium Title/Level: SDE1 Location: Hyderabad, India Salary: INR 21 L Variable bonus: INR 2.5 - 3.5 L LTI (Long Term Incentive) - 12L for 4 years ~ 3LPA Relocation: INR 0.5 L Total compensation: INR 27 L Benefits: Standard Arcesium benefits
Lead Engineering
N/A · 2024-05-31
Compensation range for Lead Engineering role
SDE I
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2024-05-22
Education - Tier 1 B.Tech Experience - 3 yrs Offer - March 2024 Company - Arcesium Title - SSE Location - Bengaluru Salary - 27 (Base) Variable - 2-2.5 LTI - 8 (Provided in 4 years) Benefits - Standard
SWE 1
India · N/A · 2024-09-12
Arcesium | 2024 Grad Education: IGDTUW (Off campus) Prior Experience: Internships Date of the Offer: 2024 August Company: Arcesium Title/Level: SWE 1 Location: India Salary: 20,00,000 (Fixed) Stock bonus: NA Bonus: LTI of 18k USD over 4 years
SWE Intern
Hyderabad · N/A · 2023-11-10
Internship stipend for TY students.
SDE II
Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2024-06-26
Education: BTech (Non CS/IT) Tier 2 College, India Years of experience: 3+ Prior Experience: Startup, SDE-1 Prior Salary: 19 LPA Company: Arcesium Title/Level: SSE Location: Bangalore Salary: 23LPA LTI: 1.5 LPA Performance bonus: 1.5 LPA - 2.5LPA (Performance based) Total First Year Salary: 26 - 27 LPA Benefits: Standard Arcesium benefits
Across 10 reports, the median total compensation at Arcesium is ₹26.5 LPA a year, with a median base salary of ₹23.0 LPA. The middle half of reports fall between ₹18.6 LPA and ₹35.8 LPA.
2 SDE I reports put the median total compensation at ₹27.0 LPA and the median base at ₹24.0 LPA.
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