Experience: 6 years 9 months
College: Tier 3 college from Thane (Graduated in 2017 with 2nd year failed). Completed B.E. in 5 years.
Previous company: Atlassian
Previous base salary: 41 LPA
Target Bonus: 15% of base = 6.15 lakh pro-rated
RSU: 300 rsu vested over 4 years (81 rsu for the 1st year at 206 usd/RSU) ~~ INR 13.83 lakh as of 4 Mar 2024. Vesting happens every quarter from day 1.
Total: 41+6.15+13.83 = 60.98 lakhs for 2024
Current tech stack: Java Spring, Nodejs, Postgres, kafka, redis, mongo
Google offer:
Base: 65 LPA (Was initially offered 54.5 LPA. I negotiated. But the reduced stocks)
Target Bonus: 15% of base = 9.75 lakh pro-rated
RSU: Worth 241000 before negotiation) as of 4 Mar 2024 (Vesting: 38%, 32%, 20%, 10%) = $80180 for 1st year ~~ INR 66.46 Lakh as of March 2024. I am told vesting happens every single month since day 1. But not sure yet. Please do your own research.
Total: 1.41cr for 2024
Total raise: Almost 2.31x
Expected tech stack: I was asked to learn Python
PS: I have failed Google interview thrice previously for L4 role. Cleared in my 4th attempt, but this time for L5 role. ;)
Hence, "3 attempts max" is a myth. I can confirm.
PSS: I have my own reasons to reduce stocks and increase base salary. May not suit everyones needs.
Interview experience: https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-experience/4820834/Google-L5-SSE-interview-experience
Offer accepted!