Software engineering salaries

Team: Azure Compute Core Base+PF: 39L Variable (upto 20%): 7.8L (yearly) Stocks(RSU): 130k USD over 4 years = 27L/year Joining bonus + Retention bonus : 3L (1st month for 1st year) + 2L (12th month for 2nd year) Total (taking 10% bonus)= **73L (1st year)** (76.8 if 20% bonus) and 72L (2nd year) +5% yearly increase in stocks Stocks are back loaded (paid quarterly after vesting starts) Benefits: Standard benefits like full coverage HealthInsurance, Gym, offfice Shuttle, Free Mobile/Internet/Telework allowance, Pantry

Education: B.Tech. in Computer Science for Tier 3 University Years of Experience: 9 Prior Experience: 6.5 years at Service based companies, 2.5 at a product based start-up Current CTC: 40 LPA Base Pay + No Bonuses + No RSUs Date of the Offer: June 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: Senior Software Engineer (L63) Location: Bengaluru/Bangalore, Karnataka Base Pay: INR 53 LPA Relocation: NIL Signing Bonus: INR 4 Lacs (2 + 2 split for 2 years) Stock bonus: $90k stock grant vested over 4 years (~ INR 18 Lac Per year) Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 30% of salary every year, 15% on average Total comp for first year (Salary + Signing Bonus + Performance Bonus + Stocks): 53 + 2 + 7.95 + 18 ~= INR 81 Lac Benefits: Standard MS benefits Counter Offers held: Mastercard- 53 Lac Base Pay + 15% variable performance bonus + 3.5 Lac Relocation I am given 48 hrs to accept the offer. Please help me understand if this is a good offer given my YOE and previous work history? Going off of other LC posts for Microsoft L63 compensation I want to be able to negotiate for higher signing and stock bonus. Is there room for negotiation on base pay? Update: Had a call with HR and they refused to budge on numbers. Willl be accepting above offer as it is the best I have right now. I will post the interview experience and other details in some time.

Education: CSE in Computer Science from NIT Andhra Pradesh Years of Experience: 3 Prior Experience: Software Engineer at Starup Current CTC: 21 LPA INR + no stocks Date of the Offer: July 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: Software Engineer II Full stack Location: Bangalore Salary: 30 LPA INR (fixed) Relocation: NA Signing Bonus: NA Stock bonus: 40K USD stock grant vested over 4 years Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of base salary Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~ 43LPA for first year Benefits: 30k INR to spend on sports stuff or gym + covered health/dental/vision insurance + other benifits Note: Don’t have any other counter offers in hand. I will be sharing interview experience soon. Am I being low-balled for SDE II?

Education: Btech in CS Tier 3 Years of Experience: 5.2 years Date of Offer: July 2024 Company: Microsoft India Title: SDE 2 Location: Bengaluru Salary: INR 33 LPA Relocation: 4.5L Joining Bonus: 10L Stock Bonus: $90k (vested over 4 years) Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year Total Compensation: ~55LPA

Education: Tier 2 Years of Experience: 3 YOE Current : 22L Base + 20L RSUs + 2L bonus = 44LPA ( company stocks listed ) Date of the Offer: Feb 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L61 Location: Bangalore Salary: Base 28 LPA Signing Bonus: 3+2 Stock bonus: 90K USD (Over 4 years / after 1 year 6.25% vested every 3 months ) Bonus: 0-20 % Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 28 + 18.60 + 3 (taking 10 % as bonus ) + 3 = 52.6 LPA Benefits: Whatever microsoft offers

Education: Btech, IT Years of Experience: 4.5 Prior Experience: SDE2 at a PBC Date of the Offer: May 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: SDE2, L62 Location: India Salary: 40LPA Signing Bonus: 3 lakhs Relocation Bonus: 0 Stock bonus: $62k vested equally over 4 years Bonus: 0-20% of base Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 60LPA for first year. Benefits: Standard Microsoft benefits.

College: 2020 grad from tier-3 college Experience: 4 years Current CTC: 50 LPA Salary breakdown in current company base: 25.8 LPA RSUs: ~24 Lakhs Current TC: ~50LPA New offer details Company: Microsoft, Bangalore, India Level: Software engineer II (L61) Base: 33.5 LPA (including PF) Performance Bonus: 0-20% joining bonus: 8,00,000 (5,00,000 + 3,00,000) RSUs: $75k for 4 years (25% each year) TC 1st year: (33.5L + 5L + 15.6L) ~ 54LPA

Education: One of the old IITs Years of Experience: 3 Offer Date: July 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L62 Location: Bangalore Salary: 42L Signing Bonus: 7 (4 + 3) Relocation Bonus : NA Stock bonus: 130k USD for 4 years Bonus: (0-20%) of base pay Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): First Year - 42(Base) + 4(JB) + 27(Stocks) = 73 + 0~8.4(Bonus) = 73~81.5 Benefits: Standard microsoft benefits Other details: Prev Comp - 50-55 LPA This offer is after 2-3 rounds of negotiation

Microsoft | SDE2 | L61 | India [Offer] Education: Tier-3 college, Not from IIT, NIT, IIIT's Years of Experience: 1.6 years Prior Experience: Amazon (1.6 years) Date of the Offer: End of March 2024 Title/Level: SDE2 - L61 Location: Noida Base salary: 32 Lakhs INR Relocation/Signing Bonus: 7.25 L Relocation + 5 L Signing bonus (4L first year + 1L second year) Stock bonus: 80000 USD vested 25% each year for 4 year ~ 16.5L per year Bonus: 0% to 20% per year of Base salary Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): (32L + 3.2L@10% + 16.5L) ~ 51.7L per year Benefits: Standard perks + Too many perks for MS employee Other details: Accepted the offer

Education: B.Tech CSE\nYears of Experience: 12\nPrior Experience: Non-FAANG MNC\nDate of the Offer: December 2023\nCompany: Microsoft\nTitle/Level: Senior Software Engineer/L63\nLocation: Bangalore\nSalary: 51 LPA\nSigning Bonus: 10 Lac (spit over 2 years)\nPerformance Bonus : 6 Lac (assuming 10-12% performance bonus)\nStock bonus: 150K USD (vested over 4 years, 25% each year after 1 year cliff)\nTotal comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 87 Lac 1st Year\nBenefits: upto 30% performance bonus, and all other standard benefits

Offer details: Base salary: 31 LPA Variable pay: ~10-20% of base Joining bonus: 3L spread across 2 years RSUs:60,000 dollars vested over 4 years

Years of Experience = 3 yrs Prior Experience : SDE-2 at a Philips Company = Microsoft Title/Level = L60 Location = Hyderabad Base = 22L Stocks = $30k (vested over 4 years) Bonus = 0-20% of Basic Salary (Depends on Performance) Joining = 3 L Total comp (Salary + Signing Bonus + Stocks + Bonus) = 35 LPA Benefits = Standard Microsoft Benefits and perks Prev Compensation 14LPA Fixed

Education: B-Tech CSE Tier 2 college Years of Experience: 6+ yrs Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L62 Location: Bengaluru Fixed Salary: 30L INR Relocation/Signing Bonus: 3L INR Stock bonus: 70000 USD divided across 4 yrs Bonus: 0-20 % Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 48 LPA Benefits: Standard Microsoft Other details : Declined because of lowball and taken startup offer with better offer

Education: Engg BTech Years of Experience: 3.5 Company: Microsoft Current Company:- A startup Current TC:- 29LPA. (Fixed+Variable) Level: L61 Location: Noida/Hybrid Base Salary: 30L Joining Bonus: 6L (4 in beggining. 2 at end of first year) Stock bonus: 100k USD (25% x 4 years) Perf. Bonus: 0 to 20%

Education: BTech CS from Tier 1/2 Years of Experience: 3.5 YOE Prior Experience: startup Previous comp: 40L + ESOP Title/Level: L61 Location: Bangalore Salary: 33 LPA Signing Bonus: 5 L (3+2) Stock bonus: 120,000 USD/4 years Bonus: (0-20%) 0-6.6L Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 33 + 5 + 25 + (0-6.6) = ~(63-69.6)L

Education: BTech + MTech ( Tier 1 ) Years of Experience: 2 + 2 months intern Prior Experience: 2 + 2 months intern at startup Date of the Offer: Nov 2023 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: SDE Intern Location: Noida Stipend : INR 1.25 L per month Duration: 2 months ( 8 weeks ) Interview : Online assessment + 2 technical round

Job details: Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L60 Location: Noida India Salary: 22,00,000 Signing Bonus: 2,00,000 for 1st year, 1,00,000 for 2nd Year Stock bonus: 25000$ for 4 Years with Equal Vesting Relocation Bonus : 3,84,333 Annual Cash Bonus: 0-20% (2,00,000 considering ~10% as optimal)

Join our team of talented engineers and contribute to the development of innovative software solutions. This is an L63 role, offering a competitive salary and benefits package. The offer includes a relocation allowance and signing bonus. Stock bonus and performance-based bonus are also part of the compensation package. No negotiation is required as there was no counteroffer.

Education: B.Tech From Tier -1 Years of Experience: 4 yrs 7 months Prior Experience: SDE-2 MNC Date of the Offer: 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L61 Location: Noida Salary: 28LPA Signing Bonus: 5Lac Stock bonus: $70000 Bonus: 20% of base Total comp 1st year (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 52.6 Benefits: Microsft Benefits

Education: Tier1 YOE: 4 Current Comp: 43LPA Date of Offer: November '23 Offer: Base: 30LPA RSU: 55K USD (4 years) JB: 5L (3L 1st Year + 2L 2nd Year) Relocation: ~3L

Recently I have been selected into two teams at Microsoft SDE-2 position for IDC. Team1 Offer details • Level-62 • Base Pay: 41.50 Lakhs • Bonus (0-20%): 10% is Average • Joining Bonus: 8 Lakhs (4Lakhs for 1 year, 4 lakhs for second year). • Stocks: $80K vested equally over 4 years. • Total Yearly Compensation(Without Bonus) = 41.5 + 4.15(10% performance bonus) + 16.68 Lakhs(Stocks) = 62.34Lakhs(Approx)/Year • Total Yearly Compensation(With Bonus): 66.34 Lakhs for first and second year.

Education: Tier 1, non-CS Years of Experience: 8 years Prior Experience: Good product based company Current CTC: ~1 cr Date of the offer: 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: SSE L64 Location: Hyderabad Base Salary: 60L (employer PF included) Signing Bonus: 12L (1st year) + 6L (2nd year) RSU: $180K for 4 years Perf Bonus: Upto 30% of base, considering average 15% ~ 9L Benefits: Standard MS benefits like car lease policy, food coupons etc Total comp for 1 st year: ~1.2 cr Interview Experience - https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-experience/5618345/Microsoft-or-L64-or-Hyderabad-or-Offer Tried negotiating once to increase RSUs but MS did not budge. I don\'t have a competing offer and need to change job so accepted. Full disclosure: I posted these details once in Leetcode before joining MS but took it down in short period to avoid any risk - just personal fear probably :) Reposting now again to give back to community.

Education: B-Tech Years of Experience: 2.6 years Prior Experience: Amazon, TC: ~25 Lakhs Date of the Offer: March 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: SDE2 - L61 Location: Bangalore Base salary: 28 Lakhs INR Relocation/Signing Bonus: 7.1 L Relocation + 6 L Signing Bonus (4L first year + 2L second year) Stock bonus: 75000 USD vested 25% each year for 4 years Bonus: 0% to 20% per year of Base Salary Total comp: ~ 57.5 Lakhs 1st Year Benefits: Standard Microsoft Perks Other details: Didn't negotiate, Accepted the offer

Education: Tier 2 Years of Experience: 7.5 years Prior Experience: OCI (SMTS) Current CTC: 80 L Date of the Offer: Mar 2024 Company: Microsoft Title/Level: L63 Location: Bangalore Salary: 48L Relocation/Signing Bonus: 6+2 L Stock bonus: $180K for 4 years Perf Bonus: Upto 30% of base, assuming 15% for avg 7,20,000 Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 98.1 for 1st year Benefits: Other details: I negotiated a bit but recruiter giving reasons that this is the best that they could come up with. I don't think it is a significant jump, but please suggest your views.