Software engineering salaries

Position: SDE-3 (Data Engineering) Location: Luckhnow Base Salary: 58 LPA ESOP: 100 Units per year (value not quantified) Total Compensation: 58 LPA (excluding ESOP value)

Current employee at Microsoft Base salary: 26.9 LPA Target bonus: 10% (~2.69 LPA) Stock value: 19.5 LPA Total compensation: ~49.09 LPA

6-month internship (Jan–Jun 2027) with a stipend of ~1 Lakh per month (~12 LPA), totaling ~6 Lakhs for the internship period. Full‑time employment (FTE) offered after internship with an annual compensation of ~36 Lakhs (base salary). Total compensation including internship stipend and first‑year salary is ~42 Lakhs per annum. Selection process: Online Assessment → Round 1 (75 min AI‑assisted machine coding) → Round 2 (45 min hiring manager interview). Internship projects involve building backend systems such as parking lot, personal finance tracker, student attendance, movie booking, or spending limits service.

Fixed/Base salary: ₹25 LPA (inclusive of PF and gratuity) Joining Bonus: ₹1,00,000 (included in total CTC) Total CTC: ~₹26 LPA Experience: 5.3 years (rounded to 5 years) Backend-focused engineer (Java, Spring Boot, Microservices) Current role: Product-based MNC in Hyderabad Looking for long‑term career growth and compensation improvement

Role: SDE 1 Base salary: 8 LPA (fixed) Location: Remote (India) Interview process: 2 technical rounds and a CTO compensation discussion Round 1: 1 DSA problem (sliding window + prefix suffix) + 1 system design problem Round 2: 1 DSA problem + backend questions CTO round focused on compensation Offer was rejected due to unsatisfactory compensation

Software Development Engineer Intern (Skybound Program) Location: Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mohali, Pune Duration: 2 months (May 2026) Monthly stipend: ₹1,00,000 (equivalent to 12 LPA) Benefits: free food (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks), full ownership of project, great work culture Selection process: Hackerrank OA, Technical Interview, HR interview, Cultural Fit round

Finance/Insurance domain Lead Engineer focusing on ML (GenAI & classical) Work closely with data team to move models from POC to production Fixed salary: 31 LPA Variable component: 2.48 LPA

Company: Zomato Role: SDE 1 Location: Gurgaon, India Years of Experience: 1.5 years Base Salary: 27 LPA Joining Bonus: 6 L Total First‑Year Compensation: 33 LPA Benefits: Zomato Benefits and relocation etc

Education: B.Tech from Tier 2 Years of Experience: 1+ Prior Experience: Product based company Base Salary: 27 LPA Bonus: 1st year - 5 LPA, 2nd year - 7 LPA Total Compensation (1st year): 32 LPA Benefits: Fast promotions with cash bonus and increments

Received Microsoft SWE2 offer for Azure team. Current experience: 4.5 years (rounded to 5). Base salary: 38 LPA. Variable components: JB 4+2 LPA, Bonus 3.8 LPA. Stock grant: 100k USD (included in total compensation). First year total compensation (TC): 70 LPA; second year TC: 68 LPA.

Offered total compensation of 30 LPA Base salary (fixed) 26 LPA Esops valued at 4 LPA 4 years of experience at a top fintech company in India

Level: L4 (Backend/Full‑Stack role) in Google Cloud Location: Bangalore, India Base salary: 40 LPA Variable/Performance bonus: ~15% of base (≈5‑6 LPA) Relocation assistance: provided Stock grant: 45,000 USD over 4 years (≈9.2 LPA) Total compensation (approx.): 55 LPA

Current experience: 3.6 years Offered IC3 level position Base salary: 32 LPA Performance bonus (PF): 2.6 LPA RSU grant: 70 LPA Total compensation: ~104.6 LPA

Company: Amazon Role: Support Engineer Base Salary: ₹8,23,000 per annum (8.23 LPA) Sign-on Bonus Year 1: ₹2,96,000 Sign-on Bonus Year 2: ₹2,66,000 RSU Value (4 years): ₹7,23,000 (~1.81 LPA per year) Total Compensation (approx. annualized): 15.65 LPA Candidate is a fresher (0 years of experience)

Education: B.Tech Tier-3 College Years of Experience: ~5 years Prior Experience: SDE-2 at FAANG equivalent company Date of Offer: May 2026 Salary/Base: 34.5 LPA (including retirals) Annual Bonus: 7 LPA (20% of base, realistic 10%) Stock Bonus: 90K over 4 years (25% each year) Joining Bonus: 6 LPA over 2 years (50% each year) Total Compensation: 63 LPA Benefits: Standard Microsoft benefits Offer rejected due to not receiving L62 promotion

Base Salary: 31 LPA Stocks: $60k USD over 4 years (≈12 LPA) Joining Bonus: 3 LPA Variable Pay: 3.1 LPA Overall CTC: ~51 LPA

Base salary: 41 LPA (includes employer PF) Annual bonus: 2.5 LPA (≈8% of base) Stock grant: $22,000 over 3 years (~6.5 LPA) Total compensation (incl. stocks): ~50 LPA Location: Bangalore, India Years of experience: 7.5 years

Fixed salary: 29 LPA Variable bonus: 10‑12 % (≈3 LPA) No stock or signing bonus Total compensation: ~32‑33 LPA (≈32.5 LPA used) Location: Bangalore, 4 days work‑from‑office Potential increase in living expenses (~20‑25 K ₹ per month) due to rent and transport

Base Salary: ₹30 LPA CTC (incl. PF, mediclaim): ₹32.5 LPA Joining Bonus: ₹3,00,000 (≈0.3 LPA) Annual Bonus: 9% of base (~₹2.7 LPA) RSUs: USD 30,000 over 3 years (≈₹8.2 LPA) Annual RSU Refresher: USD 17,000 (≈₹1.4 LPA)

Company: Amazon Role: Software Development Engineer II (L5) Experience: 2 years 8 months Base Salary: ₹42 LPA Joining Bonus: ₹17 LPA (Year 1), ₹14 LPA (Year 2) Stock Grant: 200 RSUs over 4 years (5%, 15%, 40%, 40%) Relocation Bonus: ₹1.5 LPA First-Year Compensation: ~₹64 LPA (including relocation) Status: Offer accepted

Position: Software Engineer (Frontend) at Postman in Bangalore Years of experience: 3 years 9 months (~4 years) Base salary: 52 LPA Joining bonus: 5.2 LPA Year‑end bonus: 5.2 LPA Total compensation: 62.4 LPA Other benefits: Standard Postman benefits

Company: Rippling Role: SDE 2 (Level L6) Location: Bangalore, India Years of Experience: 2.5 years (~3 years) Base Salary: 63 LPA Annual Bonus: 8 LPA Stock: $12,500 USD over 4 years (vested 40/30/20/10) Total Compensation (first year): 76 LPA Offer Date: April 2026

Base Salary: ₹16.5 LPA Sign‑on Bonus: ₹5 LPA (one‑time) Annual Bonus: ₹1.65 LPA RSUs: $28K USD over 4 years (≈ ₹5.74 LPA) Total Compensation (approx.): ₹28.89 LPA Location: Hyderabad / Bangalore Standard relocation and benefits included

Base salary: 38 LPA (includes employer PF) Annual bonus: 2 LPA RSU: $22,000 vested over three years First-year total CTC: 45‑47 LPA (approx. 46 LPA) 7 years of experience, B.Tech Computer Science Location: Bangalore, India

Role: Sde2 Base Salary: 33 LPA Variable Compensation: 3.3 LPA Joining Bonus: 5 L (one-time) ESOPs: ~3.92 LPA (15.65 L total over 4 years) Total Compensation (excluding joining bonus): 40.22 LPA per year Relocation assistance provided Work mode: Hybrid