Software engineering salaries

I received an offer from Walmart Global Tech India for a Senior Software Engineer role in Bangalore. My background includes 6+ YOE, with experience in backend/fullstack engineering and hands-on AI. I previously worked at a top unicorn with a strong engineering culture and am currently at a product-based startup (PBC). The Walmart offer details are: Base: ₹36L Variable: ₹6.5L RSUs: ₹8.8L over 3 years (~₹2.9L/year) Total CTC: ~₹52L Walmart did not account for my existing ESOPs. I am questioning if ₹52L is typical for a Senior SDE at Walmart India (6+ YOE) or if it's a lowball offer. I am seeking insights on compensation bands or negotiation experiences from others who have recently joined.

Base: ₹49 L (PF+Gratuity excluded) Stocks: $88k over 4 years, equally vesting monthly (approximately ₹18.26 L per year, assuming $1 = ₹83) Performance Bonus: ₹7 L - ₹14 L based on performance Relocation: ₹2 L Benefits: Standard Uber benefits, including ₹70K per year for wellness, $50 per month for Internet/electricity bills, and ₹5K INR worth of Uber coupons.

I received an offer for an L60 role at Microsoft. My Years of Experience (YOE) are 2. The offer includes a base salary of 22.52 LPA. A joining bonus of 3.94 LPA is provided for each of the first two years. Performance bonus ranges from 0-20% of the base salary. Stocks worth 60K USD are granted, vesting over 4 years (annualized to 12.45 LPA). The base location is Hyderabad, with the team working remotely. I successfully negotiated these terms due to a competing offer.

Base salary: ₹23 LPA Bonus: ₹4.4 LPA Stocks: ₹5.5 LPA Total compensation: ~₹32.9 LPA

Role: SDE-3 Base: 45.59 Lakhs PF: 21,800 (capped at 1800 pm) Fixed Bonus: 1.5 Lakhs per year (given as part of monthly salary, making base around 47.10 Lakhs) Joining Bonus: 3.25 Lakhs ESOPs: 4 Lakhs per year Hike: 5-10% every year Working Mode: Remote Benefits: 25K OPD, more CL/PL/SL leaves, better tax saving options (sodexo), 12K WFH setup. Company recently secured $200 million funding and is valued at $1.5 billion.

College: Tier 3 Passout Year: 2024 Date of Offer: July 2024 Perks: standard benefits Work Culture: Great, lots of learning, managers are super chill

Base Salary: ₹28 LPA Joining Bonus: ₹2.6 Lakhs Retention Bonus: ₹2.6 Lakhs (after 1 year) RSUs (Stocks): $16,000 USD vested over 3 years (45%, 35%, 20%) Allowances: ~₹1.98 Lakhs/year (travel, meals, etc.) Annual Appraisals: Normal hike (6-10%) + annual stock refreshers of $7500-9000 USD First year compensation: ~38 lakh

I have finished all interview rounds at Uber. There is a strong probability that I may receive an offer from them very soon. Expected role: SDE2. Expected locations: Bangalore/Hyderabad. The Uber offer may come after I join Microsoft or very close to joining.

Applied for SDE-3 Java Full stack developer role. My current YOE is 4.5 years as SDE-2 in a MAANG company. Recruiter reached out on LinkedIn. **1st Round (Coding)**: Multiple LC-medium type questions like Min Stack, Delete Node in a Linked List, Trapping Rain Water, Two Sum, Binary Tree Level Order Traversal. I was able to answer all questions. **2nd Round (LLD)**: Focused on JAVA fundamentals, new features (JAVA 21), comparison with Scala, concurrency control in JAVA and distributed systems. Involved code review and bug fixing. I was grilled hard on points I brought up. **3rd Round (HLD + Behavior)**: Discussion on new business, motivation, and HLD question on designing a website for document validation and storage (highlighting S3 for file bytes, DB for metadata, async workers for delay, API design, and scaling). Overall verdict: I was selected but downleveled to an SDE-2 role. Reason for downlevel: My overall experience (4.5 YOE) was considered lower than most SDE-3s in the organization (>6 years required) and my performance in the 2nd round did not meet the SDE-3 bar. I declined the offer despite the compensation being good (almost equal to an SDE-3, matching my current compensation).

I applied directly on the portal and the recruiter reached out with the Online Assessment. Online Assessment (OA): The questions were on difference array and a hard question on heaps. I solved both questions. Round 1: DSA round: I was asked three DSA questions. The first question involved finding the longest safest path in a string with lowercase letters and hashes, with a follow-up allowing one hash to be safe. The second question was on string matching and two pointers. I solved all three questions. Round 2: LLD: I was asked to design the Low-level design of Cache. I designed the Cache using OOD principles, SOLID principles, and strategy pattern for eviction policy. I coded for LRU Eviction policy and ran the complete code. The interviewer was impressed by my code quality. Round 3: AA round: This round was taken by a very senior engineering manager and was entirely behavioral. I was asked questions on my project, hackathon experiences, and standard behavioral questions answerable using the STAR technique. I received the call from the recruiter on the same day stating that I had been selected and they wanted to offer.

I am a backend developer with 6.5 Years of Experience (YOE). Interviewed for a Lead position. Interview rounds included: Round 1: Technical screening on my tech stack. Round 2 (SSE): DSA (Asteroid collision using stack), LLD for notification system, SOLID principles, database queries, JavaScript, Node.js, application scaling, handling failures in distributed systems. Round 3 (Staff Engineer): Deep dive into database design, indexing, B+ trees, memory & disk level problems, OS scheduling algorithms, concurrency issues, database queries (partitioning, sharding, joins, index types), Node.js APIs, file handling, streams. Round 4 (EM): Project architecture discussions, e-commerce database design, Kafka internals, database scaling strategies, Redis data structures for caching, rate limiter design, design patterns. Round 5 (COO): Behavioural questions, puzzles, career ambition, leadership problems, culture fit check. Selected for the Lead position. Initial package range mentioned was 45-60 LPA. Final offer: 40 LPA fixed + 10 LPA ESOPs (total 50 LPA). I had to travel to Bangalore for the final 2 face-to-face rounds. I felt the offer was disrespectful given the time, energy, and effort invested, and ultimately rejected it.

Here are the details of my job offer from Saviynt and the interview process: Type of offer: On-campus, Tier 1 College Stipend during internship phase: ₹50k Relocation/Signing Bonus: ₹2 Lakh (Joining Bonus) Benefits: Cab service, hybrid work model, basic benefits (health insurance, etc.) Interview Process: Online Assessment: Included 2 DSA questions and multiple MCQ sections. On-site Rounds: There were 3 on-site rounds, consisting of 2 technical and 1 HR. Technical Round 1: I was asked 2 DSA questions, followed by verbal discussions on logic and implementation, DBMS, and Java concepts. Technical Round 2: I had a discussion with an Engineering Manager, my resume was grilled, and I was given 1 DSA question. HR Round: I faced STAR method questions based on various office scenarios, and my answers and reasoning were thoroughly scrutinized.

Base: 40L (including PF) Bonus: ~4L, 0-20% (10% on average) Stocks: 110k USD, 4 years (25%, 25%, 25%, 25%) JB: 8L (first year) + 2L (second year) TC: 76L for 1st year, 70L for 2nd year Additional details: I rejected the offer.

I recently cracked Morgan Stanley. The package I received is around 28 LPA. My strengths are in DSA, core SDE concepts, and System Design. I've heard the work-life balance and culture there are pretty good, especially compared to FAANG or other fintech companies. My main goal is to have a stable and balanced career without compromising on technical growth.

I am comparing Freshworks and Chargebee for a Software Engineer role. My years of experience are 1. The compensation for this role is around 12 LPA.

Offer for SMTS Frontend role. Base Salary: 51 LPA Bonus: 7.5 LPA (15% of Base) RSUs: 74K USD vesting over 4 years (25% each year), approximately 15.36 LPA annually (assuming 1 USD = 83 INR). Benefits: Standard Salesforce benefits.

I received a Full-Time Employee (FTE) offer from Capital One. Here are the details: My total compensation (CTC) is 36.5 LPA. My fixed salary component is 26 LPA. The variable component ranges from 3.5 to 7 LPA. I will receive a Sign-On Bonus of 1 LPA. There is an Anniversary Bonus of 1 LPA. I will also get a Relocation Bonus of 1.5 LPA. The CGPA criteria for this role was 7+. This opportunity was open for all students. The interview process included 2 Online Tests (OTs), followed by 2 technical interviews and 1 behavioral interview.

I received an offer from a US-Based Series D Fintech startup. My Years of Experience (YOE) are 2.4. The compensation offered is 32 Lakhs Fixed salary plus 5 Lakhs in ESOPS. I am currently considering this offer while awaiting interviews from JP Morgan. I am happy with this new offer even though it doesn't provide a significant hike.

Later, I found that freshers joining the same role/team were offered: Base: ₹50 LPA Bonus: ₹15 LPA Joining Bonus: ₹5 LPA

Background: I graduated from a Tier 3 college (CSE) and have 1 year of internship experience at a travel-tech company, working on backend APIs with Spring Boot, AWS, Redis, and SQL. Offer Details: I received a Backend Engineer offer for 12 LPA (CTC). Interview Process: Round 1 (DSA): Two medium-level tree-based coding problems (Construct Binary Tree from Traversals, Lowest Common Ancestor / Boundary Traversal type). Round 2 (System Design): I designed Splitwise, focusing on class design, efficient balance calculation, data consistency, scalability, REST API endpoints, and DB schema. Round 3 (Managerial): I was asked to implement HashMap core logic and collision handling; we discussed project ownership, debugging, and teamwork. Round 4 (VP Round): We had a deep dive into my projects (architecture, challenges, impact), and I answered SQL questions (joins, aggregation, optimization) and discussed cloud exposure (AWS, caching, monitoring). Tech Stack Used: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, Redis, AWS, JUnit, RestAssured. Preparation Strategy: I solved 150+ LeetCode problems (Trees, Graphs, DP) for DSA, watched videos from CodeKarle and Gaurav Sen for System Design, reviewed Java Fundamentals (Collections, Multithreading, JVM), and focused on explaining scalability and data flow for my projects. Key Takeaways: Tree questions are common for backend interviews; it's crucial to have one strong project I can explain end-to-end; I learned to be clear on API and database design, and confidence and communication are as important as coding skills.

I have received an offer for the position of Senior SDE at Walmart. I am currently evaluating this offer alongside another and seeking advice on the following aspects: Work Culture Future Career Growth Learning Job security

I have cleared the Microsoft interview and completed document submission. I want to negotiate with Microsoft, as HR mentioned they will not consider my current organization's stock units (which might be 50-80k USD) because they are currently 'paper money'. I would like to have a joining date of February 1st to receive money from my current organization before moving. I am seeking advice on negotiation strategies for salary and joining date.

I received an offer from a Series A startup. The position offered is MLE-2. My fixed salary is 31 LPA. I will also receive a 3 LPA yearly bonus. I will receive a 1 Lakh joining bonus. The job is remote.

Years of experience: 6.5 years Base salary: 55 LPA Bonus: 15% (max to 30%) Stocks: 100k USD over 4 years (equivalent to 20.75 LPA annually, assuming 1 USD = 83 INR) Joining Bonus: 16.5 LPA (10 LPA in 1st month, 6.5 LPA in 13th month)

I recently received this offer and am sharing for transparency. My profile is B.Tech from a Tier-1 NIT. The interview process consisted of an Online Assessment, followed by 2 Technical Rounds, and then a Hiring Manager Round. The problems asked were mostly LeetCode Medium-Hard, along with Leadership Principles questions.