* Education: B.Tech in NIT with CSE\n* Years of Experience: 9.5\n* Prior Experience: Foturne 200 company\n* Prior CTC (with stocks): ~30L (24 + 6)\n* Company: Microsoft\n* Title/Level: L63\n* Location: Bangalore, India\n* Fixed Base: 45L (including PF)\n* Signing Bonus: 6.5 (4 + 2.5)\n* Stock bonus: $100K stock grant vested over 4 years\n* Bonus: Performance-based bonus in terms of stocks (0-30k) and cash (0-30%)\n* Total comp (Salary + 1st yr Signing Bonus + Stock) for first year: ~67L\n\n**Other offers**\nI had other offers at hand:\n* With a startup with ~60 fixed + stocks \n* With Twilio with ~52L for first year (Base ~31 + Stock 70k/4yr + JB ~7L + retirals 2L)\n\nThe offer was post negotiation. Earlier the breakup was (41L + 6.5L + 80k/4yr).\n\n**Update:**\nTried re-negotiating again, but they didn\'t budge. Accepted the offer.

Education: B.Tech in NIT with CSE\n Years of Experience: 9.5\n Prior Experience: Foturne 200 company\n Prior CTC (with stocks): ~30L (24 + 6)\n Company: Microso