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    Staff Engineer

    Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2026-03-21

    ₹116.00 LPA
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    ₹73.00 LPA base
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    I received an offer for a Staff Engineer role at PayPal. My years of experience are 10+. The base salary component offered is 73 LPA. The total compensation is approximately 116 LPA (1.16 cr), which includes 10% variable pay and $100k in RSUs vested over 3 years. The job location is Bengaluru.

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    SDE I

    Bangalore · N/A · 2026-01-11

    ₹29.82 LPA
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    ₹16.50 LPA base
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    I received an offer for the Software Engineer 1 position at PayPal in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. I am a university graduate from the 2026 batch of NIT, and this was an on-campus opportunity. I have prior experience as a Summer intern (3 months) at PayPal. Here are the compensation details for my first year: Base salary: 16.5L Joining bonus: 5.775L (1st month) + 2.475L (13th month) Relocation bonus: 2L Performance bonus: Max. 10% of base salary (1.65L) RSUs: 13000$ over 3 years (valued at 3.9L per year, using 1$ = 90 INR) PF: 12% of basic salary My total compensation for the first year is 29.82L, which includes base, first year bonus, RSUs, and performance bonus. Additional benefits include standard Paypal benefits.

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    Senior fullstack Engineer (React + Node)

    Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2025-12-19

    ₹61.95 LPA
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    ₹45.00 LPA base
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    I have received an offer from PayPal for the role of Senior fullstack Engineer (React + Node). My Years of Experience (YOE) are 7. The base salary offered is 45 LPA. The variable component is 4.5 LPA. I am being offered USD 45k in RSUs, vested over 3 years. The role requires 3 days work from office.

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    SDE II

    Senior (7-10) · 2025-12-09

    ₹64.00 LPA
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    ₹47.00 LPA base
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    My Years of Experience: 8.11 Offered Role: SSE Base Offer: 47 LPA Variable Offer: 4.7 LPA Stock Offer: 40k USD vested over 3 years (12 lakhs annually)

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    SDE I

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-12-03

    ₹21.00 LPA
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    ₹21.00 LPA base
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    I have 3+ years of experience. I recently received an offer from PayPal for a Software Engineer role. The base salary offered is 21 LPA (INR), with other components included as well. I am unsure if this offer is on the lower side for a backend role. I currently do not have any other offers. I am seeking insights on PayPal compensation or similar roles to help me decide whether to accept or try to negotiate.

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    SDE II

    Senior (7-10) · 2025-11-23

    ₹64.00 LPA
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    ₹47.00 LPA base
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    I recently received a job offer from Paypal. My years of experience are 9. The offered role is SSE. The base salary component is 47 LPA. The total compensation offered is 64 LPA, which includes 4.7 LPA variable pay and 12 LPA annual stock vesting (originating from 40k USD vested over 3 years). I currently have no counter offers and feel I have been lowballed.

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    Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-31

    ₹69.12 LPA
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    ₹49.00 LPA base
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    I received an offer for Senior Software Engineer - Frontend at PayPal. The base salary offered is 49 LPA. I am also offered a performance bonus of 4.9 LPA. Additionally, I received RSUs worth 55,000 USD vested over 3 years.

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    CL6 Python Developer

    Bangalore · Senior (7-10) · 2025-11-11

    ₹55.07 LPA
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    ₹40.00 LPA base
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    I received an initial offer for a CL6 Python Developer role at Paypal in Bangalore. My years of experience are 7. The initial compensation quoted by HR was a base of 40 LPA, 4 LPA variable, and 40,000 USD in stocks vested over 3 years.

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    Software Engineer - Frontend

    Chennai · Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-11

    ₹30.00 LPA
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    ₹23.50 LPA base
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    I received a verbal offer for the role of Software Engineer - Frontend. My years of experience are 2.4. The base salary offered is 23.5 LPA, which I negotiated up from 22 LPA. The offer includes a bonus of 2.35 LPA (10% of base). I am also being offered 15k USD in RSUs over 3 years, which translates to 4.1 LPA. The total compensation for the first year is 30 LPA. I am seeking feedback on whether this offer is competitive or lowballed. I am also interested in knowing the typical timeline for offer letter rollout and the work-life balance at Paypal.

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    Sr AI Platform Engineer(Java) CL6

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-11-04

    ₹50.00 LPA
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    ₹33.60 LPA base
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    Education: Tier 1 College Years of Experience: 4 Date of Offer: October 2025 Role: Sr AI Platform Engineer(Java) CL6 Salary: ~INR 33.6LPA Stock bonus: 40K USD over 3 years Performance Bonus + Gratuity: INR 4.15L (3.35L + 0.8L) No relocation or joining bonus Standard benefits: travel, food etc

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    SDE II

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-10

    ₹33.50 LPA
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    ₹24.00 LPA base
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    Base: ₹24 LPA Bonus: 10% RSUs: 20K vested over 3 years Sign on bonus: 1.5 LPA Overall: (33-34) LPA

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    SDE II

    Chennai · N/A · 2025-07-04

    ₹25.00 LPA
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    ₹25.00 LPA base
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    * Base Salary: 25 LPA * Stock Vesting: 10k USD (3 years)

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    p4 level

    Senior (7-10) · 2025-08-14

    ₹70.00 LPA
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    ₹70.00 LPA base
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    Base - 70LPA (including PF) Variable - 6.11LPA RSU - 110k - 4 years Sign on bonus - 5.5L

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    Software Engineer (Java Backend)

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-03

    ₹32.50 LPA
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    ₹26.00 LPA base
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    PayPal Software Engineer (Java Backend) YoE - 3.2 Fintech PBC Base - 26 LPA Bonus - 2.6 LPA RSUs - 15K USD over 3 years. Location - Bangalore Total Yearly Comp: 32-33 LPA

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    SDE II

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-07-21

    ₹47.00 LPA
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    ₹32.40 LPA base
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    Base - 32.4 LPA Variable - 3.24L (10% of base) Stocks - $40k USD(vests over 3 year)

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    Data Scientist

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-06-24

    ₹22.00 LPA
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    ₹16.00 LPA base
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    * Base Salary: ₹16L * Total Compensation: 22 LPA * Years of Experience: 2.5 (Including internships)

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    SDE I

    India · N/A · 2025-09-30

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    I recently interviewed for a Software Developer role at PayPal(India). The recruiter informed me that the feedback was positive. Before releasing the offer, the recruiter is asking for my current salary documents and other compensation-related proof. I am asking if it is common to request such documents before releasing an offer. I am also asking if I should provide them or ask for the offer first.

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    Software Engineer CL5

    Bangalore · Mid (2-6) · 2025-09-08

    ₹36.00 LPA
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    ₹25.00 LPA base
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    I received an offer for a Software Engineer CL5 role at Paypal. My education is from a Tier 3 College. The offer date is July 2025. The location is Bengaluru. My base salary is approximately INR 25LPA. I will receive a stock bonus of 10k USD over 3 years. PF + Gratuity is INR 2.5LPA. I will get a performance bonus of 10% of my base salary. My total compensation is approximately INR 36LPA. There is no relocation or joining bonus. Standard benefits like travel and food are included.

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    SDE2 FTE

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-10-07

    ₹29.45 LPA
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    ₹23.00 LPA base
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    Offer for SDE2 FTE at PAYPAL. Base salary: 23 LPA Fixed. Additional components: 10% variable and 15k RSUs vested over 3 years. Total compensation (estimated): 29.45 LPA. Candidate has 2 years of experience.

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    Chennai · Mid (2-6) · 2025-07-29

    ₹22.00 LPA
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    ₹20.00 LPA base
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    * Fixed: 20 LPA * RSU: 2.8 LPA * Total CTC: 22 LPA

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    SDE III

    Unknown · Mid (2-6) · 2025-04-25

    ₹49.00 LPA
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    ₹33.40 LPA base
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    SDE III

    Chennai/India · Mid (2-6) · 2025-04-26

    ₹28.80 LPA
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    ₹28.80 LPA base
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    Fixed Pay: 28.8 LPA Performance Bonus: 10% of Fixed RSU: $30,000 vested over 3 years

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    SDE II

    Chennai · Mid (2-6) · 2025-05-12

    ₹23.00 LPA
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    ₹20.00 LPA base
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    Android Developer

    N/A · 2025-05-06

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    SDE III

    Mid (2-6) · 2025-03-19

    ₹42.00 LPA
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    ₹30.00 LPA base

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