Applied Via: Instahyre (Recruiter reached out via call)
Education: B.Tech from NIT
Years of Experience: 3 years FTE + 6 months internship
Prior Experience: SDE-2 at Fintech
Date of Offer: June 2026
Current CTC: 31.5 LPA
Current Location: Bangalore

Company: Blinkit (Eternal)
Title/Level: SDE-2
Location: Gurgaon

Base: 36,00,000
Bonus: Fixed annual bonus — 12,00,000
Stock bonus: None
Total CTC (Base + Bonus): 48 LPA

Benefits: Relocation support, standard Blinkit/Eternal benefits, 5 days WFO (Gurgaon)

Interview Process (3 rounds):
Round 1 — CS Fundamentals (Kafka, DBs, OS, etc.) + DSA: search element in a spirally sorted 2D-array
Round 2 — HLD: Design an Event Scheduler + past project discussion
Round 3 — Culture fitment + past project discussion + HLD

Considering this offer. Would love genuine opinions from people who have worked at Blinkit or know the space — especially on work culture (sustainability, WLB), engineering quality, growth trajectory, and whether the comp is competitive for this YOE and profile. Happy to answer questions about the interview process.