Education: B.E. from Non-CS branch, Tier-2
Years of Experience: 4+
Prior Experience: 2+ years in a Product based MNC (Current) and ~2 more years in a service based MNC
Current salary: 14.5L (including PF and gratuity)
Date of the Offer: July 2021
Company: Walmart
Title/Level: SE-3
Location: Bangalore
Salary: 20.43L (including PF and gratuity)
Relocation/Signing Bonus: None
Stock bonus: 15% of base granted every year with 25% equal vesting split for 4 years (2.92L)
Bonus: 20% of base (3.9L)
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 20.43L + 3.9L + 2.92L/4 = 25L (First year TC)
Benefits: Standard Walmart benefits
Other details: Rejected the offer after a round of negotiation as HR didn't budge to increase the base. I was negotiating on the base salary as offered stocks are peanuts compared to the other big tech companies. I had no competing offers at hand so it was hard to justify my ask for increase in base.