Software engineering salaries

Working for the CRM tool Ads team. Seems like they are building a new CRM tool for the Ads domain. Sounded like new exciting work. 4 days Work From Office.

My education is B.Tech CSE from a 3-tier college. I have 4.3 years of experience. My prior experience was as an SDE-3 at a startup. My current CTC is Rs. 68 LPA (54 fixed + 14 LPA ESOP). CRED Offer Details: Salary: Rs. 70 LPA (Fixed) ESOPs: Rs 1 Crore vested over 4 years (10% in 1st year, 20% in 2nd, 30% in 3rd, 40% in 4th). Total compensation for the 1st year (Salary + ESOPs): 80 LPA. Standard CRED Benefits are included.

I have received a verbal offer from CureFit for an SDE 1 role. My current YOE is 0 (specifically 5 months). The offered compensation is 18.5 LPA fixed + 4 lakhs ESOPs (4-year vesting). I am exploring various opportunities as a reason for switching. I am seeking advice on whether this offer is worth switching for at 5 months of experience and if it would be bad for my resume. I am also inquiring about the work culture at CureFit, having heard about a 'Hire to Fire' culture and poor WLB.

Fixed compensation: 30 LPA Variable compensation: 3 LPA

I have 3.5 Years of Experience. My prior experience was at American Express. My current Total Compensation is ~23 LPA. The offer is for the SWE III (L4) role on the Translate team. I was stuck in team matching for 2 months. I have accepted the offer. I am also in process with Amazon.

I have close to 5 years of experience. I received an offer for a Software Engineer-3 position. The offered base salary is 30 LPA. The bonus component is 4 LPA. My HR stated that the offer will not be revised.

I received an offer from Microsoft for an L63/IC4 role in Hyderabad. My years of experience: 8.5 years (rounded to 9). Base salary: 55 LPA. Relocation/Signing Bonus: 5 LPA. Joining Bonus: 12 LPA (8+4). Performance Bonus: 16.5 LPA (30%). Stock bonus: 150k USD vested over 4 years (approx. 30.75 LPA, assuming 1 USD = 82 INR). Total compensation: 130 LPA (1.3 CR).

I received an offer from Target as an Engineer (L4) in Bangalore, with a fixed salary of 18 LPA.

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.

Work Setup: Hybrid (3 days office in Noida) Pros: Extremely strong brand, great culture, stable listed company, very strong long-term value because RSUs are real and liquid.

Education: Tier 1, CSE Current Compensation: 37 fixed + 1.5 JB + 3.7 PB Offer Breakdown: Base Salary: 42,00,000 INR Stock bonus: USD 90,000 vested over 4 years (25% each year) Performance Bonus: Up to 20% Sign-on bonus: 5,00,000 INR Relocation bonus: 2,35,000 INR Total compensation for the 1st year: 74 LPA Interview experience details available at: Link I felt the stock grant could have been better, but I had no leverage without a competing offer. I also didn't negotiate the sign-on bonus, thinking 5L was the maximum. Detailed timeline of the offer process is provided.

I received an offer from OHAI (Oracle) for the PMTS level. The fixed component is 60L per year (PF + base). The offer includes $90k in RSUs, vesting over four years (40%, 30%, 20%, 10%). The base component was increased due to a competing offer. I am evaluating this offer as I am currently not on a promotion path at Amazon.

Offer Details: Company: Microsoft Role: SDE2 (L62) Location: Hyderabad, India Base Salary: Rs. 44,00,000/- Stock Bonus: USD 140,000 (vested 25% each year over 4 years) Performance Bonus: Up to 20% of base salary Sign-on Bonus: Rs. 11,00,000 (Rs. 7,00,000 in first year + Rs. 4,00,000 in second year) Total Compensation (1st year): Rs. 82 LPA My Background: Education: I hold a B.Tech IT degree from a 3-tier college. Years of Experience: I have 5.5 YOE. Prior Experience: I was an SDE-3 at Expedia for approximately 6 months. Current CTC: My current CTC is Rs. 55.57 LPA (Rs. 46 LPA fixed + Rs. 4.4 LPA Joining Bonus + Rs. 5,17,668 INR RSUs). Team & Questions: Microsoft Team: The team offered is Commerce + Enterprise (C&E). Questions: I am seeking suggestions on the team & growth opportunities in C&E, and if it would be a good choice for me to switch after just 6 months in my current role.

Client: Goldman Sachs Hybrid - 4 days WFO In-hand: 1.82 L Break up: Total Fixed Pay - 22 LPA, Performance Bonus - 1 LPA (100% every year), Joining Bonus - 50K

My base salary is ₹ 19,17,000. I will receive a sign-on bonus of ₹ 6,47,000 in Year 1 and ₹ 5,18,000 in Year 2. I will also get RSUs worth ₹ 15,56,000 vested over 4 years (5%, 15%, 40%, 40%). My total approximate compensation is ₹ 45 LPA. The job location is Bengaluru.

Role: SDE 3 (not sure of role yet) Base Compensation: 44 LPA fixed Variable Compensation: 0-12% (verbally communicated) Total Expected Compensation: 48-50 LPA

My offer details are: Offer Date: Nov 2025 Base Salary: 54 LPA Stocks: 74K USD RSU, vesting 25% each year (approximately 16.5 LPA for the first year) Variable Bonus: 15% of base (8.1 LPA) Joining Bonus: 5 LPA Relocation Bonus: 2.5 LPA Total Compensation: 86 LPA for the first year and 78.5 LPA for the second year. I negotiated very hard for this offer; the first offered base was 50 LPA with no joining bonus. I also had a counter offer from Microsoft, but the base salary was much less.

I received an offer from BrowserStack. I have 1.6 years of full stack development experience. The offer is 17.5 LPA CTC, with 15.5 LPA fixed. I attempted to negotiate, but HR stated this is the maximum hike they can offer. I am from a tier-3 college and currently have no other offers. I am seeking advice on whether this is a fair deal and if I should attempt another negotiation.

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.

I am a Tier 1 2023 passout with 2.5 years of experience. My current compensation is 25.5 LPA (21.5 fixed + 4 performance-based). I received an offer for Senior Applications Engineer (IC3) at Oracle Application Labs. The offer includes a fixed salary of 33 LPA. RSUs are 12000 USD vested over 4 years (40%, 30%, 20%, 10%), which equates to 3000 USD annually (approximately 2.49 LPA assuming 1 USD = 83 INR). Relocation costs are reimbursed. There is no sign-on bonus. I think I am getting lowballed here, especially with the RSUs. I am asking if this is the optimum pay at Oracle Application Labs and if variable pay is a concept at Oracle. I am also interested in knowing about the work culture in OAL and any potential red flags.

I received an offer from Google for an L4 role. My experience is approximately 6 years. The base salary component is around 39 LPA. The total compensation for the first year is approximately 73 LPA, which includes: Target Bonus: ~6 lacs (15% of base) Benefits (PF + Gratuity): ~3 lacs RSU: ~25 lacs for the first year (from a total of 75K USD, vesting 38%, 32%, 20%, 10%) I am concerned about being low-balled, as the interviewer mentioned Google recently reduced compensation ranges. I attempted to negotiate but lacked leverage due to no competing offers. I have a better offer from another company but am still interested in the Google offer.

I have a B. Tech in Computer Science from a Tier1 college. I have 7 years of experience at product based companies. The role is Sr. Software Engineer L63 located at Microsoft IDC Noida. The role type is Hybrid (3 days in office + 2 days WFH). Compensation details: Base: ₹55.6L, Joining Bonus: ₹20L (₹10L in Year1, ₹10L in Year2), Performance Bonus: 0-30% of base salary (average 15%), RSUs: $200k over four years (25% each year). My total compensation for the first year is ~₹1.15cr. I accepted the offer after successfully negotiating for an increased joining bonus and RSUs.

I have 3.5 years of experience. I am currently an SDE-2 at Inmobi. I have received an offer from Cohesity for an MTS-2 role. I am seeking advice on what to ask for or the maximum band for MTS-2. I am also trying for an MTS-3 role.

Base salary: 27 LPA Annual bonus: 10% RSUs: $48K USD (vested over 4 years for annual total compensation)

Education: B.Tech Tier 2 non-cs Years of Experience: 1.5 Prior Experience: SDE 1 FAANG Date of the Offer: Sep 2025 Location: Delhi NCR Salary: 42L (INR) Relocation: 0 Signing Bonus: 2.5L + 4L yearly performance(INR) Stock bonus: 20L over 4 years Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 53L (INR) Negotiated hard, made them increase initial offer. Heard from previous SDEs that this startup hires and fires. Also heard managers are egoistic. Given the current job market, this risk doesn't seem good to me early in my career.