[Need Advice] Goldman Sachs vs Expedia vs Amex vs Walmart vs Blackline
Anonymous User
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Education: BTech CS - Tier 3
Years of Experience: 2 years 8 months
Current TC : 23.22L + 2L RB
Previous org : Banking and Financial Services


Goldman Sachs

Designation: Associate Software Engineer
Base: 32L
Variable Bonus: 7-8L
JB: 2L to compensate for missed rentention bonus in current org
First year CTC: ~42L
4 days in office


Expedia Group

Designation: SDE 2
Base: ~31L
RSU: 17k USD (40, 30, 20, 10 vesting)
JB: 5.4L split over two years
Other reimbursements: ~1.8L
First year CTC: ~41L
3 days in office


Amex

Designation: Engineer 2
Base: 28.6L
Variable bonus: 2.08L
JB: 3L
First year CTC: ~33.7L
3 days in office


Walmart
Designation: SWE 3
Base: 24.5L
Variable bonus: 4.6L
RSUs: 6L but grant will be given in 2026 so effectively nothing for first year
JB: 2L
Other reimbursements: 41.5k
First year CTC: ~31.5L
3 days in office but will change to 5 days by end of year


Blackline
Designation: Software Engineer
Base: 30L
Bonus: 2.4L (8%)
First year CTC: 32.4
RSUs: No RSUs for my level.
2 days in office

Interview Experience:
Amex: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6373050/amex-engineer-ii-by-anonymous_user-z0qs/comment/2862347/
Walmart: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/6554582/walmart-global-tech-swe-iii-by-anonymous-fgn0/

It would be great if I could get any guidance.

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