Education: BE in Computer Science from Tier1 college
Years of Experience: 5
Prior Experience: Product based startup
Date of the Offer: July 2020
Company: Microsoft
Title/Level: SDE2 (L62)
Location: Hyderabad, India
Salary: INR 3,500,000
Relocation: INR 137,000
Signing Bonus: INR 500,000 (300,000 + 200,000 over 2 years)
Stock bonus: $32K stock grant vested over 4 years
Bonus: Performance-based bonus up to 20% of salary every year
Total comp (Salary + Bonus + Stock): ~INR 5,200,000 for first year
Benefits: Standard microsoft benefits
Other details: Had a competing offer from other startup of INR 4,300,000 (41L fixed). Negotiated on stocks, didn't budge. Was given 2 days to accept or decline the offer.
Interview details: https://leetcode.com/discuss/interview-experience/752539/Microsoft-or-SDE-2-(L62)-or-Hyderabad-or-July-2020-Offer