Software engineering salaries

🔹 **Round 1 – Hiring Manager Round** This round focused on my past projects during college. I was asked about: - The tech stack I used - Specific contributions I made - Key challenges I faced and how I solved them - Questions from my resume - How I could contribute to the current team 🔹 **Round 2 – Frontend/UI-Focused Round** Conducted by my prospective team lead. It included: - Deep dive into my frontend projects - A few questions on core JavaScript concepts - General discussion around UI/UX patterns and design decisions 🔹 **Round 3 – Director of Technology Round** This was more of a cultural and vision-fit round. The Director: - Gave an overview of the company’s products and tech vision - Talked about company culture and team dynamics - Asked why I was looking to make a switch 🔹 **Round 4 – HR Manager Round** This was more of a conversatonal round with HR where she asked me about my family and the compensation I am looking for. **Compensation Details** **Internship Stipend:** ₹50,000/month **Post-Conversion Role: Junior Software Engineer** **CTC:** ₹13.35 LPA **Fixed:** ₹11 LPA **Variable:** ₹1 LPA

Total CTC: INR 39.6L Fixed Compensation (Incl. HRA & Allowances): INR 33.38L Employer PF: INR 21.6K Quarterly Bonus: INR 4L Annual Bonus: INR 2L

Amazon SDE2 L5 | Backend College: Tier I YOE: 3 Base: ₹45L Signing Bonus: ₹31L (over 2 years) Stocks: ~$50K USD (Vests 5/15/20/20/20) First-Year TC: ~₹65L PS: Grinding leetcode is a must. Tip: Leetcode community please go for referrals if you can.

Development work, Job security and WLB is my priority.

Startup Offer: - 40 Fix - 40 ESOPS per year - Total: 80

Company Name: Trinity Life Sciences Role: Senior Product Engineer- Data Engineer Fixed CTC: 13.5 LPA Variable: 1.5 LPA Joining Bonus / Relocation: #NA

* Fixed Salary: 45L * Bonus: 5L

* Role: SDE - 2 * Company: Arrise formerly known as PragmaticPlay * Years of Experience: 3 * Base Salary: 30 LPA * Additional Benefits: Fitness Program Fee reimbursement + Medical Insurance + Loyalty Bonus + Transportation re-imbursement

* Higher fixed comp. * Strong backend systems + chance to learn advanced Java concurrency. * Role: SDE1 (Interviewed for SDE2 but offered SDE1 due to limited multithreading exposure. Chance to promote to SDE2 in bi-yearly promotion cycle.) * Tech Stack: Java, Multithreading, High Concurrency Systems * Domain: iGaming/Online Gambling

* Senior Software Engineer (QA Automation) role at ServiceNow * 7 years of experience * Base Salary: 32 L * Joining Bonus: 2 L * Variable: 2.2 L * Stock Bonus: 6 L * Total compensation: 42.2 L

* Base Salary: 30 Lakhs Per Annum * Variable Compensation: 3 Lakhs Per Annum * Esops: 14 Lakhs vested over 4 years

🔹 Base: ₹25 LPA 🔹 Performance Bonus: ₹6.25 LPA 🔹 Total CTC: ₹31.25 LPA (No ESOPs or stocks mentioned)

Offered Comp: 42(Base) + ~10% jb + ~10% bonus = 51LPA.

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* **Company:** Amazon * **Role:** SDE 2 * **Years of Experience:** 5 * **Base Salary:** 46.5 LPA (includes PF) * **Bonus:** 17 L (1st Year), 12.9 L (2nd Year) * **Stock:** 225 Units over 4 Years (5%, 15%, 40%, 40%)

* Fixed: 43.5L * Variable: 4.75L * Work Model: Hybrid * Signing Bonus: NO * Stocks: NO

* Fixed CTC: 42L * 5 days WFO

* **Role**: Member, Technical Staff * **Base Salary**: ₹34L * **Signing Bonus**: ₹6L * **Relocation Bonus**: ₹2L * **Variable Pay**: ₹4L – ₹6L * **Long-Term Incentive (LTI)**: ₹20L over 4 years (₹5L/year) * **First-Year Total Compensation**: ₹47L+

* Base + Bonus: 23.85 lac * Discretionary Bonus: 6 lacs

Workato - SSE YOE: 4.0 yrs TC: (26Base + 2 Retirals + 32 Stocks (upraisal given on stocks)) = 60LPA

Education: B.Tech in CSE from a Tier 2 College Years of Experience: 1.9 years Prior Experience: Product based company Date of the Offer: May 2025 Company: CoinDCX Title/Level: SDE 1 Location: Bengaluru Salary: 26 LPA fixed Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 26 LPA Benefits: Standard benifits

* Base salary: 70 LPA * Bonus: 10 LPA * Stock: 30-40 LPA