Software engineering salaries

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

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.

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

Role: Software Engineer 2 (L62) Base Salary: 38 LPA Stocks: $100k USD over 4 years Performance Bonus: ~4 Lakh INR (10‑20%) Joining Bonus: 5 LPA + 5 LPA (first and second year) Relocation Allowance: 3.5 LPA Total Compensation (Year 1): 75 LPA Organization: WINDOWS

Education: BE CSE (Tier 3) Prior Experience: 2 month Internship at Microsoft Date of the Offer: July 2026 Title/Level: SDE 1 (L59) Salary: 18,05,000 INR (~18.05 LPA) Relocation Allowance: $2,800 – $4,100 (based on distance) Signing Bonus: 4,51,250 INR (50% in 1st month, 50% in 13th month) Stock Bonus: $35,000 stock vested over 4 years (25% each year, then 6.25% every 3 months after first year) Performance Bonus: 0 – 20% of Salary Total Compensation (Salary + Signing Bonus + Stock + Relocation): ~60 LPA First Year Compensation: ~31 LPA (18L salary + 2.25L signing + 8L stock + 2.9L relocation) Benefits: Standard Microsoft benefits

Base Salary: 33 LPA RSUs: 60K USD (approximately 15K USD per year) Joining Bonus: 20% of base (total 6.6 LPA), paid as 4 LPA in the first month and 2.6 LPA in the 13th month Performance Bonus: average 10% of base (3.3 LPA), up to 20% (6.6 LPA) Total Compensation: 54.7 LPA No relocation bonus offered Team: Azure Fabric (high on‑call responsibilities)

Position: SDE2 (L62) in Hyderabad ~4 years of experience Base salary: 40 LPA Stock bonus equivalent to ~4 LPA per year (USD 90,000 over 4 years) Performance bonus average 10% (~4 LPA) – accounted in total Sign‑on bonus: 6 LPA + 4 LPA (second year) Relocation bonus as per policy Estimated first‑year total compensation: ~70 LPA

Base Salary: 32.95 LPA Joining Bonus: 6 LPA (₹6,00,000) Performance Bonus: up to 20% of base RSU: $60K over 4 years (approx. ₹45 LPA equivalent) Total CTC (first year): 52 LPA Location: Bangalore, India Candidate experience: 4+ years

Base salary: ₹32.5 LPA Joining bonus: ₹10 L (₹6 L in Year 1, ₹4 L in Year 2) Performance bonus: 10% of base (~₹3.25 LPA) RSUs: $120K (approx. ₹2.46 LPA annualized)

Level: L64 (GCID consulting division) Hybrid work mode (3 days a week) Base salary: 80.68 LPA Variable pay (estimated): 12 LPA RSUs: 55,000 ₹ per year (~0.055 LPA) Joining bonus: 3 LPA (one‑time)

Level: L61 (SDE-2) Base Salary: 35 LPA Stocks: 70K USD over 4 years Performance Bonus: 3.5 LPA (average 10%, max 7 LPA) Joining Bonus: 6 LPA over 2 years Relocation Bonus: 4 LPA Total Compensation (Year 1): 63 LPA

Fixed salary: ₹32.08 LPA Employer PF: ₹1.92 LPA Performance bonus: ~₹6.8 LPA Joining bonus: ₹6 LPA (₹4 L in first month + ₹2 L after 1 year) RSUs: $80K over 4 years (~₹16.4 LPA) Role: Azure organization Relocation bonus: None (same city)

Base salary: 37 LPA Signing bonus: 7 LPA Stock bonus: 100K USD (~25 LPA) Performance bonus: up to 20% (used 10% = 3.7 LPA) Total compensation: ~72.7 LPA Location: Bangalore

Base salary: 44 LPA Joining bonus: 6 LPA for year 1 and 6 LPA for year 2 Annual bonus: 10%–20% of base RSUs: 276 units (~110K USD) valued at ~32 LPA at current price Relocation bonus: 5.41 LPA Total first-year compensation: ~93 LPA Interview process: DSA round, System Design & DSA, AA behavioural round

Education: B.Tech CSE Prior Experience: 2 month Internship at Microsoft Date of Offer: September 2026 Base Salary: ₹18,50,000 (18.5 LPA) Signing Bonus: ₹4,62,500 Stock Award: $35,000 (vested over 4 years) Performance Bonus: 0–20% of salary Relocation Assistance: up to $4,100 (included in total compensation) Total Compensation: ~₹64.2 LPA (including maximum relocation)

Position: Consultant – .NET Full Stack & AI Location: Hyderabad, India Base Salary: 28 LPA Joining Bonus: 4 LPA (one‑time, added to total compensation) Target Variable (20% of base): 5.6 LPA RSU Grant: $18K over 4 years (~3.69 LPA annualized) Relocation assistance offered (amount not specified) Candidate has 5.5 years of experience (rounded to 6 years)

Company: Microsoft Role: SE2 (L61) – Software Engineer 2 Experience: 3.6 years Base salary: 28 LPA Stock compensation: 11 LPA (equivalent to $50K RSUs over 4 years) Performance bonus: up to 20% of base (average ~10%) Estimated total compensation: ~42 LPA

Fixed salary: 42 LPA (including PF) RSU: $115K over 4 years (~23.6 LPA per year) Yearly bonus: 0%‑20% of fixed salary Joining bonus: 5 LPA + 5 LPA (one‑time)

Education: Tier 3, CSE Prior Experience: FAANG+ Microsoft Offer details: Salary: 43,00,000 INR Stock bonus: USD 100,000 (4 years 25% each year) Performance Bonus: Upto 20% Sign-on bonus: 6,00,000 (1st year) + 6,00,000 (2nd year) Relocation bonus: 3,50,000 Total compensation (1st year): 80.5 LPA (Average case with 10% PB) Total compensation (2nd year): 77 LPA Total compensation (3rd and 4th year): 72 LPA Advice: Negotiate better - I could not push further since I had no competing offers. I should have negotiated on stocks (could have gone upto 120k$) and joining bonus (heard it goes till 16L for 2 years).

I recently received an offer from Microsoft for the L62 role. My experience is approximately 5 years. The offered compensation includes a base salary of 37 LPA. There's a performance bonus ranging from 0-20%. The offer also includes $110k in RSUs. A joining bonus of 4+4 LPA is provided for the 1st and 2nd year. The total compensation is approximately 71 LPA for both the 1st and 2nd year. I am not enjoying my work at my current company, which is why I decided to consider moving. I did not negotiate extensively with Microsoft HR. HR informed me that this is the maximum offer for an L62 with around 5 years of experience.

Background: Education: B Tech in CSE from a Tier-3 College. Experience: Approximately 1.2 years. Current Company: Well-Known Startup, Bangalore. Current CTC: Approximately 30 LPA (Base: ~25 LPA | ESOPs: effectively worthless). Reason for switch: Directionless team, poor mentorship, very limited growth prospects, working round the clock. Offer Details: Fixed Base: 21 LPA. Stock Grant: $40,000 USD. Joining Bonus: 6 LPA. Work Mode: Remote (possible 3-day hybrid in ~6 months). Estimated Year 1 CTC: Approximately 35 LPA. Concerns: My current base is 25 LPA, but the offer base is 21 LPA, which is a significant step down. The recruiter is unwilling to negotiate on base, justifying it with lower offers to IIT graduates at L59. I am unsure if the base pay cut will be detrimental later or if Microsoft on my resume is a better addition. I have questions about review cycles, realistic promotion timelines (L60 to L61), and the stability of the remote arrangement. The recruiter's tone felt "take-it-or-leave-it". Questions for the community: Is this offer competitive for L60 in 2025? How long does it realistically take to go from L60 SDE 1 to L61 SDE 2? When are the review/performance cycles at Microsoft India, and how often are bonuses and stock refreshes evaluated? Is there any room to negotiate at L60, especially in the current hiring market? How stable is the remote arrangement, and should I be worried about a potential shift to hybrid?

I accepted an offer for an L61 role with the Azure SQL team. My experience is 2.6 years, primarily backend-heavy. The offer breakdown includes a Fixed Base of ₹31,00,000, Stocks (RSUs) of $80,000 vested over 4 years (~₹18L/year), a Performance Bonus typically around 10% (≈ ₹3.1L), and a Joining Bonus of ₹6L (Year 1) + ₹3L (Year 2). My estimated First Year TC is ~₹58.1L. The interview process focused heavily on system design, concurrency, multithreading, database internals, and high-level distributed systems design. I attempted to negotiate for an L62 level given my experience, but the team was firm on L61.

Base: ₹32L Joining bonus: ₹6L (4L first year, 2L second year) Stocks: $80k (vesting 25%, 25%, 25%, 25%) Performance bonus: ₹3.2L (10% of base) 1st year CTC: ₹56.8L

I received an offer for the IC3 (L61) role at Microsoft in Hyderabad. My current experience is 4.7 years. The offer includes a base salary of 28 LPA, a 2 LPA signing bonus, 50K USD in stock, and a 20% performance bonus. The total CTC is approximately 45 LPA. I am seeking advice on negotiating the offer, as I feel it might be slightly low. I am also interested in understanding the culture and work environment within the Windows team at Microsoft.