Software engineering salaries

Role: SDE-1 (Backend, Distributed Systems Focus) Location: Bangalore Total CTC: 28.3 LPA Base: 25 LPA (excluding PF & Gratuity) Employer PF: 1.5 L Variable: 1.25 L Joining Bonus: 2 L RSUs: ~1200 units (vested equally over 3 years) Relocation: None Benefits: 2 days/week WFO, Commute reimbursements, Office meals, Mobile & WiFi reimbursement, WFH setup reimbursement My long-term interest lies in backend engineering and distributed systems. The role appears to be a pure SDE role with strong backend/distributed systems exposure.

My role is L4. The offer date is Feb 2026. My base salary component is 46 LPA (including 2.5 LPA PF). I will receive a performance bonus of 7.4 LPA for meeting bar rating (can be upto 2x). I am offered stocks worth 65k USD over 4 years (front loaded), with approximately 20.5 LPA in Year 1 and 16.5 LPA in Year 2. I will get a sign-on bonus of 4.8 LPA. Standard benefits include wellness, Uber credits, and phone allowance. I have accepted the offer.

I have been offered the role of MTS. The fixed base salary is 32 LPA. I will receive nearly 11 LPA in RSUs per year. There is a 10% bonus, approximately 3.2 LPA. The total compensation is around 46.2 LPA. This role is in the Availability Insights division.

I was offered the role of MTS. My base salary is 32 LPA. I will receive nearly 11 LPA in RSU per year. I will get a 10% bonus, which is about 3.2 LPA. The total compensation for this offer is approximately 46.2 LPA. This offer is for the Availability Insights division.

I have 6.3 YOE with 2 MAANG companies and 5 months internship. I am from a Tier3 college. I received a verbal offer for an Oracle OCI role. My base salary is 40.2 LPA. My PF is approximately 2.2 LPA. I am offered 90,000 USD in stocks vested over 4 years (40%, 30%, 20%, 10%). The total compensation is around 74+ LPA. I am evaluating whether to accept the offer. I currently have no other offers in hand. I am in discussions with JioHotstar, Apple, and one startup.

I recently received an offer from JPMorgan Chase (SDE2) through the cohort hiring round. This is their maximum budget for SDE2.

My education is B. Tech from tier III. The offer is for a SDE - 3 (Associate) role in the CIB domain at JPMC. Work-from-office policy: 4 days a week. Bonus: Standard performance bonus 12-15% of salary every year. Benefits: Standard JPMC Benefits. I am seeking opinions on the compensation and the work-from-home policy for occasional travel.

I received an offer for the SDE 2 role. The offer details are as follows: Base Compensation: INR 20,00,00 (20 LPA) Joining Bonus: INR 1,00,000 (1 LPA) Relocation: 50K (0.5 LPA) Total Compensation: 21 LPA Offer Date: Jan 2026 Benefits: Standard Salesforce benefits. I am not sure whether to join or not, as it seems like a low ball offer considering my 3 years of experience. I have to relocate from my hometown (WFH) to Bangalore for this role. I am currently considering Learning >>> Pay >>> WLB.

I came across the opening on LinkedIn and applied directly, also reached out to people for referrals. Round 1: Technical Interview (1+ hour): Discussed my past internships and contributions in detail. Explained vulnerabilities (root cause, impact, remediation). Reviewed code snippets to identify vulnerabilities and suggest fixes. Hardened a deliberately weak API request step-by-step. Discussed my product security work and automation projects. Solved architecture-based scenarios around rate limiting, authentication, and attack surface. Final Round: Engineering Manager (30-45 mins): Focused on decision-making and judgment. Topics included: handling team conflict, prioritizing vulnerabilities, actions for medium severity issues in release, and trade-offs between business impact and security risk. Revisited some earlier scenario discussions with more confidence. Offer Details: Summer Internship. ₹45,000 per month stipend (equivalent to 5.4 LPA). 2 to 3 weeks accommodation + flights covered (estimated at 0.45 Lakhs). A Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) ranging from 20 to 25 LPA was mentioned, depending on performance. I eventually declined the offer as it did not align with my other opportunities.

I have an existing offer of 42 LPA. This offer consists of approximately 38.86 LPA fixed and the rest as variable components.

I received an offer for an Analyst (SDE 1) role at Goldman Sachs. My years of experience are 3. The base compensation is INR 23.00 LPA. The offer includes a bonus of INR 5.00 LPA and relocation benefits of INR 1.85 LPA. The total compensation is INR 29.85 LPA. The job location is Hyderabad.

I recently received an offer from Walmart Global Tech India for a Senior Java Backend Engineer role. My total years of experience is 3 years and 4 months. The offered compensation includes a base salary of 25 LPA, a 2 LPA bonus, and 5 LPA in stocks. The job location is Chennai, and the department is Sam's Club. I am seeking opinions on the work-life balance, scope of work, and general conditions at Walmart.

Role: MTS Location: Bengaluru Years of Experience: 3 Base Salary: 32 LPA Bonus: 10% Equity: 52K USD vested over 4 years Interview Source: Referral

I received an offer from Ebay India for a Software Engineer 3 (T24 level) role. My base salary is 33 LPA with a bonus of 3.3 LPA. I was offered 40K USD in stocks, vesting over 4 years (25% yearly), which equates to 8.3 LPA annually. There is a joining bonus of 2 Lakhs. Other benefits include 1.5 LPA for PF and standard Ebay benefits. I am evaluating this offer because it is closer to my career path (Backend), but it has a different tech stack and slightly lower immediate total compensation compared to another offer.

I have received an offer from National Payment Corporation of India. My base salary offer is 9.46 LPA. My total compensation package is 10.32 LPA. I have 2.7 years of experience as a Java Backend Engineer.

Base salary: 22 LPA Variable component: 2 LPA ESOPs: 44 units (value not specified, dependent on startup upside) ~22% base hike

I interviewed at super.money for the SRE 1 role (Platform Team). My YOE: 1.5 years. Position: Site Reliability Engineer 1 (Platform Team). Interview Rounds (3 Total) Technical + DSA Round Data Structures & Algorithms Core technical fundamentals HLD + Technical Deep Dive High-Level System Design In-depth discussion on past projects and tech stack Hiring Manager Round Technical discussion Cultural fitment evaluation Compensation Offered Base Salary: ₹22 LPA Retention Bonus: ₹2 L ESOPs: 44 units of stock (No valuation/shared strike price details mentioned)

I interviewed for an SDE 1 role but was offered a System Developer (Sys Dev 1) position due to an immediate business requirement. My batch is 2024. The interview process consisted of 4 rounds: Round 1 – DSA: Solved 2 Dynamic Programming problems with a focus on problem-solving and optimization. Round 2 – Project Deep Dive: Detailed discussion of my projects, tech stack (Flutter & Golang), system flow, architectural decisions, and algorithms. Round 3 – Hiring Manager (Tech + Cultural Fit): Rapid-fire questions on Operating Systems, Networking, DBMS, and cultural fitment. Round 4 – DevOps Alignment Round: Focused on my fit for a DevOps-oriented position, discussing Docker, Kubernetes, YAML configurations, and tools like ArgoCD, Jenkins, CI/CD. This discussion was more conceptual as I was relatively new to DevOps.

Education: B.Tech in CS from Vit Chennai Years of Experience: 5 months(Fresher) Title/Level: Specialist Programmer (SP) Location: Current Mysore for training Fixed Gross Salary: ₹8,50,000 (₹70,834/month) Performance Bonus: Up to ₹1,50,000 (100% payout) Total CTC: ~₹10,00,000 Benefits: Standard service-based company benefits, structured initial training.

My YOE is 3 years 8 months. I received an offer for the L61 position at Microsoft. Base Salary: 31 LPA. Stocks: 80k USD over 4 years, approximately 18 LPA annually. Performance Bonus: 0-20% (average 10%, which is 3.1 LPA). Joining Bonus: 6 LPA for the first year, 3 LPA for the second year. Total Compensation for the first year: 58 LPA. Total Compensation for the second year: 55 LPA. The team offered is Azure SQL. The recruiter mentioned that joining before March 31 will ensure consideration in this year's appraisal cycle, potentially leading to an increase in base salary and stocks.

I received an offer from a US based Startup. Details are as follows: Base: 25LPA PF (Employer side): 1.5 LPA Joining Bonus: 1.5 LPA Variable: 10% of base RSU's: 2500 units (vested over 4 years) Hybrid (2 days WFH)

Position Offered - Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) CTC - 17 LPA (15.3 L Fixed + 1.7L Variable) 5 Days Working from Office Location - Noida Tech Stack - React.js Stronger overall reputation compared to Brightly Software.

My offer details from Microsoft L61 include: My base salary is 29 LPA. I will receive $55k in RSUs distributed over 4 years (approximately 11.41 LPA annually, assuming 1 USD = 83 INR). A yearly bonus of approximately 10% of my fixed salary (2.9 LPA) is included. A relocation bonus is provided. There is no joining bonus.

My base offer is 42.5 LPA. I am offered a joining bonus of 13 LPA for Year 1 and 12 LPA for Year 2. I will receive approximately 36 lakhs in RSUs. A relocation bonus is included. The offer is open for negotiation.

My base salary is 26 LPA. I receive a bonus of 10% (2.6 LPA target). My stock compensation is 18 LPA RSUs total over 3 years, approximately 6 LPA/year. My total compensation target is approximately 34.6 LPA/year.