Education: B.E. in Information Technology
Years of Experience: 3 years 9 months
Prior Experience: SDE-2 at Zomato
Prev. comp: 36L Fixed + Stocks
Company: Paytm
Date of the Offer: May 2022
Title/Level: SDE-2
Location: Bangalore
Salary: Fixed 51LPA
Joining Bonus: 4L
Stock bonus: 2L worth ESOPS over 5 years
Total comp (Salary + Joining + Stocks) for 1st year: 55.5L
Benefits: Standard benefits
Other details: Tried negotitating but the company didn't budge.
Interview process:
Round 1: Android round
Basic android questions - activity, intent etc.
Round 2: DS round
Basic questions around array and hashing.
Round 3: Hiring manager
Questions around my resume, how would I check if an apk is tampered from the running code inside it, questiosn around app security, networking and more. The role was for Core (Platform) team so these questions were discussed in a subjective manner.
Final decision: Rejected the offer.
Accepeted offer: Phone pe - https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/2031858/PhonePe-or-SDE-2-or-Bangalore
Rejected the following as well:
Navi - https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/2031875/Navi-or-SDE-2-or-Bangalore
Unacademy - https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/2031902/Unacademy-or-SDE-2-or-Bangalore
Meesho - https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/2031890/Meesho-or-SDE-3-or-Bangalore