Education: Tier-2 Institute
Experience: 5+ years
Previous Company: FAANGMULA
Previous Compensation: ₹42L base + ₹45L stocks
(Originally CTC was 70 LPA but increase in stock price inflated the CTC. So I mention 70LPA as the previous comp to recruiter)

[Currently on career break]

Offer Details

Company: Zeta
Role: SDE 3
Location: Bengaluru
Date of Offer: Oct 2025

Compensation Breakdown

Base Salary: 42L (after negotitation and requesting to match previous base)
ESOPs - 10.5 L over 4 years
Joining Bonus - 2L
Bonus - Recruiter mentioned that this can go upto 30% of base based on performance but that cannot be mentioned in official offer.

CTC - 46.5L

Interview Experience: https://leetcode.com/discuss/post/7384474/zeta-sde-3-bangalore-oct-2025-declined-o-715m/