I got offers from both Amazon and Visa.
Education: B.Tech from Tier 2 College (2023 batch)
Years of Experience: 1.7 years experience
Current Compensation: ~20LPA
Offer Details:
Date of the Offer: Feb 2025
Company: Amazon
Title/Level: Software Development Engineer I
Location: Bangalore, India
Compensation
Base Salary: ₹19,17,000 per year
Signing Bonus:
Year 1: ₹6,47,000
Year 2: ₹5,18,000
Stock Bonus (RSUs): ₹15,56,000 vested over 4 years
Relocation: ₹1,50,000
Total Compensation (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~₹27.5L (Year 1) and ~₹24.5L (Year 2)
Benefits
Leave Policy:
15 working days of annual leave per financial year.
12 calendar days of sick leave per financial year.
12 calendar days of casual leave per financial year.
10 mandatory and optional holidays per calendar year.
Transportation Allowance:
₹4,000 per month for employees in Tier 1 cities (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, NCR, Kolkata).
₹1,500 per month for other cities.
VISA offer:
Company: Visa
Title/Level: Senior Software Engineer(SDE2)
Location: Bangalore
Salary: 22,00,000 INR
Stock bonus: 5000$ (vested over 3 years, 1.15 Lacs for first year)
Variable Bonus: 264000 INR (132000 prorated for first year)
One Time Bonus: 2,00,000 INR
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): 26,47000 INR / year
The offer from visa is lesser than the VISA salary standards for sde -2.
I am confused which to join, any suggestions?