* Education: B Tech in top 5 IITs\n* Years of Experience: 2.5\n* Prior Experience: Biggest indian conglomerate with 18L annual compensation.\n* Date of the Offer: Jan 2024\n* Company: Merck Group\'s Indian subsidiary\n* Title/Level: Senior Software Engineer\n* Location: Bengaluru, though depending on the team highly Remote\n* Salary: 26,50,000 INR\n* Relocation/Signing Bonus: 1,60,000 + costs incurred.\n* Stock bonus: 0\n* Bonus: 12 % = 2,50,000\n* Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 30.5 L\n* Benefits: \n\t* Creche\n\t* Office food subsidy\n\t* Cab service in the city,\n\t* a lot of leaves, 12 fixed (with choice of days) + 30 casual + 10 sick  + 5 bereavement\n\t* health insurance: Same sex partner coverable as dependent.\n\t* Overtime pay\n\t* No strict working hours\n\t* Caretakers\' concessions in terms of hours, remote and work resposibilities.\n\t* inclusive environment (women, people with disabilities, neurodivergents, LGBT)\n\t* sustainable product development* (seen as advertised)\n\t* leadership communication about roadmap, policies etc despite being a huge organisation.\n* Other details: I found no criticism of the company online in forums like glassdoor, fishbowl. Everyone praised the WLB. It\'s an underrated gem of a company.\n* Negotiation: They offered me more than I asked for (24 Total -> 28L)\n* Interview: One round of resume discussion.

Education: B Tech in top 5 IITs\n Years of Experience: 2.5\n Prior Experience: Biggest indian conglomerate with 18L annual compensation.\n Date of the Offer: Ja