Software engineering salaries

Online assessment: MCQs followed by a system‑design problem on Hackerrank (Kafka‑based microservice architecture). Round 1: Discussed OA design, answered software‑engineering and HLD questions, plus basic React/JS verbal questions. Round 2: Deep dive into project experience, deployment strategies, Kubernetes, and end‑to‑end request flow. Offer details: 28.5 LPA base, 3 LPA variable, 0.5 LPA relocation, 2.5 LPA ESOPs per year, total CTC 34.5 LPA.

Position: SDE 2 (Software Development Engineer) at Tekion Location: Chennai, India Years of Experience: 4.3 years (rounded to 4) Compensation: Base salary 31 LPA, total CTC 45 LPA (including 1.5 L joining bonus, 1 L relocation allowance, 11.5 L ESOPs) Interview Process: Round 1 – DSA (largest area of histogram, next greatest element) Round 2 – LLD (design a TTL based caching system) Round 3 – HLD (food delivery platform like Swiggy) Round 4 – Manager round (behavioral and past projects) Outcome: Selected, but later rejected due to low salary offer

Selected for Senior Software Engineer role at Incred Interview process: DSA round (3 problems), HLD round (design a review/comment section for an e‑commerce site), HR discussion Offered CTC: 33 LPA fixed + 3 LPA variable = 36 LPA total Candidate rejected the offer in favor of another opportunity

Current role: SDE1 Experience: 2 years 6 months (~3 years rounded) Compensation: ₹19.5 LPA fixed Tenure at Blinkit: ~6 months

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)

Education: B.Tech (Tier-1 IIT) Experience: 0 years (New Grad) Prior Experience: Intern at Product-Based MNC Location: Bangalore, India Compensation: Base Salary ₹22,00,000; Relocation Bonus ₹1,50,000; Joining Bonus ₹35,00,000 (distributed over 4 years); 1st Year Compensation ₹30,50,000; Total Compensation ₹58,50,000

Company: Nielsen Role: Software Engineer 2 Location: Bangalore Base Salary (Fixed): 26 LPA Total CTC: 28 LPA Variable/Relocation Allowance: 2 LPA

Senior Engineer (L5) in the DevEx / Builder Tools team Base salary: ₹40 LPA (fixed) Short‑Term Incentive (STI): ₹4 LPA Sign‑on bonus: ₹1.5 L (one‑time, not included in annual total) Total annual compensation (fixed + STI): ₹44 LPA Location: Bangalore, India Strong tech brand with potential exposure to platform engineering and developer experience work

Company: Future Standard Role: Analyst (Software Development), Fresher Fixed salary: 17 LPA Performance bonus: 2 LPA Joining bonus: 2 LPA Retention bonus over 3 years: 6 LPA Total compensation (including 3-year retention bonus): 27 LPA

Position: AI Engineer (SWE-1) at Mastercard, Pune Experience: 1 year 5 months (rounded to 1 year) Compensation: Base 16 LPA, Bonus 2 LPA, Total 18 LPA Interview process: Online Assessment (2 coding questions) → Round 1 (DSA, Projects, LLD) → Round 2 (GenAI Deep Dive: RAG, MCP, LangChain) → Round 3 (Managerial + Technical) → HR discussion Key technical topics covered: DSA, system design (LLD/HLD), LangChain, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Model Context Protocol (MCP), AI agents, Google ADK, fine‑tuning

Annual Gross Pay: ₹24.7 LPA Employer PF contribution: ₹1.33 LPA (additional) Gratuity and bonus eligibility (additional) Team: Oracle Health / healthcare product engineering

Education: B.Tech (Tier-1 IIT) Experience: 0 years (New Grad) Prior Experience: Intern at Product-Based MNC Role: SDE-1 (Backend) Location: Bangalore, India Compensation Breakdown: Base Salary: ₹25,00,000 (25 LPA) Relocation Bonus: ₹4,00,000 Joining Bonus: ₹2,00,000 ESOPs: ₹10,00,000 (vesting over 4 years) 1st Year Compensation: ₹31,00,000 Total Compensation: ₹41,00,000

Base + Retirals: 22.66 LPA Sign-on Bonus: 3 L Relocation Budget: 1.25 L RSUs: $16,000 (~15.20 L) vesting equally over 3 years First Year Compensation: ~32 L Total Compensation: ~42 L

Base salary: ₹22 LPA Provident Fund contribution: ₹1.5 LPA Variable compensation: ₹1.1 LPA Joining bonus: ₹2 LPA Stock grant: $15K over 3 years (~₹4.15 LPA) Location: Bangalore (relocation from Hyderabad)

Total CTC: 22 LPA Annual Guaranteed Cash (AGC): 20.30 LPA Basic (Base): 10.15 LPA HRA: 5.08 LPA Special Allowance: 4.23 LPA LTA: 0.084583 LPA Employer PF: 1.22 LPA Gratuity: 0.048822 LPA Benefits: Group Medical Insurance, Group Personal Accident, Group Term Life Relocation assistance: Flight, accommodation, food reimbursements

Company: Moody's Role: Software Engineer Location: Bangalore Years of Experience: 4 Current Compensation: 18 LPA fixed + 2 LPA variable Offer: 24 LPA fixed + 11% bonus (≈2.64 LPA)

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)

Base Salary: ₹52 LPA Stock Bonus: USD 58,000 over 4 years Performance Bonus: 10% of salary Sign-on Bonus: ₹4.5 LPA Total Compensation (1st year): 71 LPA

Company: Jiostar / JioHotstar Role: SDE-2 Years of Experience: 3.2 years (rounded to 3) Base Salary: 34.2 LPA Variable Component: 3.8 LPA (10% of CTC) Total Compensation (CTC): 38 LPA

Years of experience: 3 years Base salary: 39.5 LPA No joining or performance bonus RSUs offered (quantity not disclosed)

Base salary: ₹51 LPA (₹57 LPA if based in Gurgaon) No annual variable component RSU grant: ~$67K USD over 3 years (~$22.3K per year, ≈₹1.83 LPA) No signing bonus or relocation allowance Work mode: hybrid (not fully remote) Candidate has 5 years of experience

Round 1 – Coding: Linked List questions similar to LRU/LFU cache Round 2 – LLD: Design a Notification system Round 3 – HLD: Design a product review system for an e‑commerce platform with keyword search Round 4 – Hiring Manager: Behavioral questions about complex technical problems and conflict handling Round 5 – Bar Raiser: Behavioral questions on leaving Amazon, on‑call duties, previous role contributions, and mentorship Current compensation at Amazon: Base 56 L, Stocks 34 L, Total 90 LPA Offered compensation: Base 90 L, Cash‑in‑lieu 26 L (1st & 2nd year), Performance bonus 9 L, Stocks 90 L (vesting 10 %/20 %/30 %/40 %) Total compensation (TC): 1.34 cr (≈134 LPA) Work policy: 3 days in‑office

Fixed salary: ₹56 LPA + retirals RSU: ₹1 Cr over 4 years (front‑loaded) Joining bonus (expected): ₹5–10 LPA Total compensation (excluding joining bonus): 96 LPA Work‑from‑home role Team: AI Enablement & Process – AI platform, SRE, agentic automation, developer platform

Fixed salary: 56 LPA (plus retirals) RSU: ₹1 Cr over 4 years (front‑loaded) Joining bonus (expected): 5–10 LPA Total compensation (without joining bonus): 96 LPA Work‑from‑home role Team: AI Enablement & Process – AI platform, SRE, agentic automation, developer platform

Role: Senior AI Engineer Base salary: ₹31 LPA Annual bonus: ₹3 LPA Joining bonus: ₹2 LPA First-year total compensation (CTC): ₹36 LPA Hybrid work model: ~3 days/week in Bangalore office Company: large airline based in GCC region