Prior Experience: SDE2 Product based MnC (non FAANG)
Years of Experience: 3 years, 10 months
Previous Compensation (Base + Bonus + Stocks): 25,00,000 INR
Date of the Offer: May 2022
Company: Microsoft
Title/Level: Software Engineer II/L61
Location: Hyderabad, India
Base Pay: 30,00,000 INR (Employee and Employer PF included, Gratuity not included)
Relocation: 1,18,000 INR
Sign-On Bonus: 3,00,000 INR
Stock Bonus: 75,000 USD
Annual Bonus: 3,00,000 INR (avg) (up to 20% of base pay every year)
Total Compensation (Base + Bonus + Stock): ~51,70,000 INR (First Year) ~47,50,000 INR (Second Year)
Benefits: Standard Microsoft benefits
Other details: Negotiated once, Initial offer Base pay 27 LPA, Sign-On 2L, Stocks 60K USD. Was given two days to accept or decline the offer. Rejected due to competing offers. Accepted offer Google (L4).