Education: B.Tech from Ordinary University
Years of Experience: 5.5
Prior Experience: 2+ yr @ Amazon BLR as SDE2
Date of the Offer: Dec 2024
Company: BlackRock
Title/Level: ML Engineer 3
Location: Gurgaon
Salary: 56.5L Base
Relocation/Signing Bonus: 5L
Stock bonus: None
Bonus: 6.5L (min can be higher based on performance)
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 68L
Benefits: Maybe a company provided iPhone not sure yet, other than that normal stuff paid leaves, insurance etc
Prev Compensation: 44L Base + 200 RSU yearly

Couldn't negotiate more as no higher competing offer.
So far has been difficult to find roles in NCR / Remote
Eventually decided to let go of some part of compensation for peace of mind 🕊️