Software engineering salaries

Team/Org: Indus Appstore Level: Software Engineer (flat heirarchy) Sign-on Bonus: 2 lacs (clawback of 1 year) Equity (ESOPs): 19 lacs (equally divided in 4 years) with 25/25/25/25 vesting Work Model: 5 days WFO

My base salary offer is 29 LPA. I will receive a joining bonus of 2 LPA. Benefits including Gratuity, Retirals, PF, and Internet reimbursement are estimated at 1-1.5 LPA. The work mode is hybrid. My estimated first-year total compensation is approximately 32.5 LPA (29 base + 2 joining bonus + 1.5 benefits).

I have received and accepted an offer from Microsoft for an L60 role. I have a little over 1 year of experience. Fixed salary: ₹21L. RSUs: $40K over 4 years (equivalent to ~₹8.3L per annum based on USD 1 = INR 83). The offer did not include a joining bonus. Performance bonus: up to 20%. Relocation bonus: amount not mentioned.

I received an offer from a Fintech Startup. My years of experience are 2. The base salary offered is 27 LPA. The offer includes a joining bonus of 2.5 LPA and an annual bonus of 1.1 LPA, bringing the total compensation to 30.6 LPA. The new company has a 3-month notice period. I am seeking feedback/suggestion on whether to join.

I have a contract-to-hire (C2H) offer for a Node.js + TypeScript backend role. My current experience is 3.5 years, primarily as a backend-heavy fullstack developer, working with Node.js, Redis, Kafka, and PostgreSQL, on system design, scalable APIs, and event-driven architectures. I am concerned about the slower pace and limited ownership due to it being an MNC. The offer is C2H with no guaranteed conversion, so stability is a factor. My long-term goal is to break into top-tier product companies like Uber and Stripe, and I want to optimize for hardcore backend exposure, clean system design practices, ownership, impact, and working with strong engineers.

I need help choosing the Cohesity MTS-2 offer. I am seeking advice based on Work-Life Balance (WLB) and Stability. I also want to know any other negative aspects of the company. I will share my interview experience in a separate post soon.

Title: Lead Engineer CTC: 120% increment on my current CTC Standard Samsung benefits. Hybrid Working. Recruiter reached me out on WhatsApp.

* Compensation same as Bidgely * Requires relocation to Hyderabad

Nykaa offers an SDE 3 role with a discussed CTC of 48. It's a 5 days WFO role in Gurgoan. The offer includes a fixed component and a 12% variable component above that.

Company: Rapid7 Role: Software Engineer II Location: India YoE: 2 Base Salary: ₹13,00,000 Performance Bonus: 10% of base → ₹1,30,000 Joining Bonus: ₹1,00,000 (one-time) Total Compensation (First Year): ₹15,30,000 📌 Current Compensation: Base Salary: ₹8,00,000 Bonus: ₹1,00,000 Total: ₹9,00,000

Education: M.Tech top 3 IIT Years of Experience: 5 years Prior Experience: Machine Learning Engineer in top Product Based firm Previous CTC: 29 Lpa Date of the Offer: July 2025 Total Compensation: INR 36,00,000 (including 5% variable pay and gratuity)

If you have 2-5 years of exp, can apply.

* Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS / MTS-5 (Equivalent)) – QA * Base Salary: 55 LPA * Joining Bonus: 9 Lakh (one-time) * Relocation Assistance: 3.2 Lakh (one-time) * Stock Grant: $150K , vested over 4 years (32 Lakh per year) * Total Annual Compensation (Excluding One-time Benefits): 87 LPA * First-Year Compensation (Including One-time Benefits): 99.2 Lakh * Additional Benefits: 7,000/month for transportation (Ola/Uber) or company-provided cab, 2,000/month for snacks and beverages (vending), 3,300/month for internet reimbursement, 11,000/year for gym membership reimbursement

* Company: Dream11 * Role: SDE 2 * Base Salary: 38 LPA * Joining Bonus: 7.6 LPA * Equity: ~1500 units * Location: Mumbai * Other Benefits: Standard Dream11 Benefits

Salesforce is offering 30-32 LPA for MTS role with 3 years of experience.

Yoe: 1 year 1 month College: Tier2 Date of offer: July 2025 CTC: 2300000 (All fixed)

Backend SDE1 role Location: Noida (can commute from home) Aligns with long-term career path Higher base salary compared to BrowserStack

EPAM is offering a Software Engineer role with a base salary of 18 LPA. The candidate previously held a Senior Software Engineer profile with a compensation of 16.5 LPA.

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Compensation: ₹30L fixed (haven’t negotiated yet) Location: Bangalore Mode: 1–2 days WFO

Base Pay: 40LPA Bonus: 0 RSU: 5Lakhs / year (8000 units total vested over 4 years 25% / year) Location: Remote

Education: B.Tech from Tier 1 Years of Experience: ~4.5 years Prior Experience: MNC Base Salary: ₹ 60L (including PF) Signing Bonus: ₹ 5L Performance Bonus: ~₹ 15L (discretionary) Total comp (Salary + Bonuses): ~₹80 LPA (in first year)

Work hours: 5 days WFO