Software engineering salaries

Years of Experience: 4 years Interview Rounds: 3 Base Salary: 24 LPA Variable Pay: 2 LPA Total Package: 26 LPA Interview experience link: Interview experience

Position: SDE-1 Backend at Blinkit Location: Gurgaon, India Compensation: Base ₹24 LPA, Performance Bonus ₹5 LPA, Total ₹29 LPA (first year) Experience: 6‑month internship (rounded to 1 year of experience) Interview process: 3 rounds – DSA + Fundamentals, LLD/System Design, Cultural Fit Offer was extended during the final cultural fit round

Education: B.Tech (Tier-1 IIT) Experience: 0 years (New Grad) Prior Experience: Intern at Product-Based MNC Base Salary: ₹23,00,000 Signing Bonus: ₹1,50,000 Relocation Bonus: ₹1,00,000 Stocks: $28,000 USD over 4 years (~26.5 Lacs) Other Benefits: free office cab, lunch, health insurance, internet reimbursement, OPD reimbursement

Education: BTech from Tier 1 College Years of Experience: Fresher (0 years) Prior Experience: Intern at Optum Date of Offer: August 2025 Title/Level: TDP Associate / Software Engineer I / Technology Development Program Associate (Salary Grade 26) Location: Gurugram, Noida, Pune, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai Salary Breakdown: Base 18 LPA, Statutory benefits 1.31 LPA, Signing bonus 0.75 LPA, Relocation bonus 0.5 LPA, Graduation bonus 1.47 LPA, Annual performance pay 15% of base (~2.7 LPA) Total Compensation (approx.): 25 LPA per annum Benefits: 5 LPA medical insurance for self & family, other insurances, free health check‑ups, free transport, mobile & broadband reimbursement, CultFit Pass

Education: B.Tech Tier 1 (NIT) Position: Firmware Engineer – Graduate level Location: Banglore, India Compensation: CTC 35,96,721 INR (~35.97 LPA) Base Salary: approx 21,00,000 INR (~21 LPA) Benefits: standard benefits Interview Process: 1) Online assessment (32 questions, 90 mins) covering C, embedded, aptitude; 2) Two technical rounds focusing on projects, communication protocols, C and embedded concepts; 3) HR round

Education: B.Tech CSE from a tier 3 college (2024 graduate) Experience: 2 years Position: SDE2 (Backend) Base Salary: 35 LPA Bonus: 15 LPA Relocation allowance: 1.5 LPA Total Compensation (TC): 51.5 LPA

Base salary: 23 LPA Joining bonus: 2 LPA (one‑time) Stock RSU grant: 24 units over 4 years (≈38% front‑loaded) Performance bonus: ~3 LPA (variable) Relocation allowance: mentioned (value unclear) Total compensation (TC) ≈ 40 LPA

Position: Senior Data Engineer (Software Engineer II) Experience: 5+ years Key Skills: PySpark, SQL, Python, AWS, Databricks Compensation: 30 LPA fixed salary + 12% variable (≈3.6 LPA), total ≈33.6 LPA Interview Process: Mobile pre‑screen, Technical Round 1 (Python, Spark, SQL, PySpark, cluster design), Technical Round 2 (AWS Lambda, ServiceNow, ETL architecture, SQL/PySpark), HR round discussing offer

Education: BE from Tier-3 Years of Experience: 2 years Prior Experience: SWE in a PBC Date of Offer: September 2026 Title/Level: Software Development Engineer 2 Base Salary: 24 Lakhs INR Relocation/Signing Bonus: 0.5 Lakhs relocation + 1 Lakh signing Bonus: 1 Lakh Total Compensation: 26 Lakhs Benefits: Individual health care plan Stock Bonus: nil Status: Declined the offer

Base salary (Fixed): 45 LPA Year‑end bonus: 10% (~4.5 LPA) Joining bonus: 5 LPA Stocks: 3750 USD over 4 years Total compensation (TC): approx 55 LPA

Company: Physics Wallah Role: Staff Backend Engineer Years of Experience: 8+ Compensation: 60L base + 5L bonus + 20L ESOPs = 85L total (matching current comp) Interview Process: Screen call with HM, DSA round (longest increasing subsequence), HLD round (feature flag system at 2M RPM), HLD round (E‑book store service with 6M concurrent reads), Senior VP round (deep dive on scaling, DB/SQL vs NoSQL decisions) Verdict: Selected

Base salary: 45 LPA First-year bonus: 16 LPA Stock grant: 220 RSUs First-year total compensation: ~61 LPA Candidate has approximately 5 years of experience

Company: Stripe Role: Senior Software Engineer (L5) Experience: 6 years Location: Bengaluru, India Base Salary: ~84 LPA Relocation allowance: ~6 LPA Signing Bonus: ~15 LPA Stock Grant: ~60K USD per year (~49 LPA) Total Compensation: ~150 LPA (~1.5 Crore INR) Benefits: Standard Stripe benefits

Biggest attraction: SDE II/L5 level, brand value, growth and future exit opportunities Concern: Work‑life balance/team dependency and job security

Base Salary: 39.6 LPA Signing Bonus Year 1: 11.75 LPA Signing Bonus Year 2: 9.3 LPA RSUs: 93 over 4 years (vesting 5% / 15% / 45% / 35%) Estimated Total Annual Compensation (First Year): ~52 LPA

Base Pay: 16 LPA Additional components in 1st year: PF + Gratuity (1.28 LPA), Annual Bonus (1.6 LPA), Joining Bonus (3 LPA), Deferred Bonus (3 LPA), Equity (~7.58 LPA per year, 30.33 LPA vested over 4 years) Total 1st‑year compensation: ~32.45 LPA Second‑year onward compensation: ~26.46 LPA (excluding one‑time bonuses) Benefits: Learning Fund, Wellness Reimbursement (up to 0.489 LPA), Insurance, ESPP, Free Food, etc. Candidate has 0 years of experience (fresh graduate) and is concerned about the relatively low recurring base salary.

Fixed Pay: ₹36.5 LPA (excluding employer PF & gratuity) Variable bonus: 0–12% discretionary, max total ~₹40.9 LPA Tech Stack: Java, AWS, Kafka Potential work‑life balance concerns reported

Offer details: Fixed compensation of 31.5 LPA, Variable component of 3.5 LPA, total compensation 35 LPA. Candidate background: Data Engineer with approximately 3.3 years of experience. Current compensation (for reference): Fixed 23.6 LPA, Variable ~10% of fixed, additional 2 LPA JB, total ~27.6 LPA. Seeking insights on competitiveness of the offer, work‑life balance, tech stack, promotion path, learning opportunities, and future exit options.

Joined new company this month as Software Engineer – L2 Fixed compensation: ₹29 LPA

Received an offer for SDE-3 at JPMC. Fixed salary component: 40 LPA. Variable component: 10-15% of fixed (approximately 5 LPA considered for total). Total compensation (fixed + variable) ≈ 45 LPA. Location: Bangalore, India. Current experience: 5 years.

Company: Rippling Role: SDE-2 Base Salary: ~63 LPA Bonus: ~8 LPA ESOPs: 12.5k USD (40%, 30%, 20%, 10% over 4 years) Additional potential ESOPs: 5k USD if performance rating threshold met Total first year compensation: ~75 LPA (potentially ~80 LPA with extra ESOPs) Years of Experience: 2 years 3 months

Current CTC: 30 LPA (26 Fixed + Bonus) Offered Fixed Compensation: 36 LPA (including employer PF) Variable Bonus: 15% (~0.5 million INR) Relocation Allowance: 60,000 INR Total CTC: ~41 LPA Years of Experience: 5 years Query: Concern about eligibility for bonus/appraisal in 2027 due to joining date

Base Salary: 33 LPA Joining Bonus: 3 LPA Fixed Yearly Bonus: 3.3 LPA (distributed quarterly) ESOPs: ~21.6 LPA (approx $7.5 per unit for 3000 RSUs/year) Total First Year Compensation: ~61 LPA Benefits: Flexible hours, leaves, WFH setup

Senior Full Stack Developer role in an Indian startup. Compensation: 10 LPA (base = total). Work‑From‑Office (WFO) setup. Joined in May and handles full‑stack development as well as deployments.

I received an offer from Marsh McLennan for the role of Engineer – Native AI in Mumbai, India. The total CTC is approximately ₹13.66 LPA per annum. The base (Basic) salary is about ₹5.46 LPA. Additional components include HRA (~₹2.73 LPA), Flexi Benefits (~₹3.99 LPA), Performance Incentive (~₹1.37 LPA), and Employer PF contribution (~₹0.10 LPA). The recruitment process comprised an online MCQ assessment, a practical coding round (Level 2), an optional Level 2.1 for those facing issues, and a final interview covering technical fundamentals, project experience, and HR questions.