You can start applying from now itself if you feel you can get more. You need to have a valid reason on why you're changing so soon. No need to wait till 2 years unless there are other reasons.

Software Developer

Hi Grapeviners, I got an offer from a fast growing series A startup in bengaluru. Let me know if this is a good offer or should I look for more offers.  Past: I was working previously at a startup ...

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Hi Grapeviners, I got an offer from a fast growing series A startup in bengaluru.
Let me know if this is a good offer or should I look for more offers.

Past: I was working previously at a startup in Frontend but got laid off because of office politics and funding issue. Joined as fresher with 9 months internship exp in Mar 2023. Laid off in April 2024.
Previous CTC: 13 LPA
Fixed: 10.5LPA, Bonus: 2.5LPA(Got 100% of it)

Exp: 1.1 yr Full time + 9 months Internship
Current Offer: 18LPA
Fixed: 17LPA
Variable: 1LPA

I joined few days back because I didn't want to wait for too long as Jobless. Gave 45+ interviews to get this offer.

Should I look for more Inhand and Esops or I can settle here for next 2 years? Team is really good and helpful. Also my Manager is very good and team says you can't find better manager than him.

Job Offer Review - SWE Frontend

Founder

Job Offer Review - SWE Frontend- Grapevine

Welcome to Indian Startups's Private Community

Hi Grapeviners, 

I have an exp of exactly 2 years and i received an offer from a startup for analyst (level 1) at a cash component of ~ 20L (includes 10 % variable)  and ESOP worth 3 L. My current company had an all fixed comp at 15 LPA ( fully remote) but the new company is WFO at Bangalore. 

I am also giving interviews for two other companies parallelly but my LWD of my current company was yesterday. Should I go ahead with this offer? Overall it looks decent but it's definitely not a financial improvement for me as the hike will offset the living expenses and the 30% tax bracket. 

Need your take on this guys. Should I wait more? The current offer I cannot hold for more than a week before it expires.

Offer review

Business Analyst

I recently got offer from an early stage startup in banglore. They raised a total funding of $5.19M over 2 rounds.

My offer is 13 LPA + 1 lakh retention bonus
5k per month for commute and health insurance

I have past experience of 2 years working with 2 startups and building apps from scratch for them.

Honestly I'm really confused about this offer, it is for sure better than my previous offer but I'm not feeling satisfied.

Any suggestions guys?

Should I join?

Software Engineer

Welcome to News Discussion's Private Community

My background: 2024 grad, intern at an startup in Bengaluru, internship extended for 3 months recession is the reason told, no chance of fte.

Now, getting an offer from a startup. Team of 15-16 people. Pre seed stage startup. Will be building product from scratch. Lots of learning. 
Offering decent hike and since i m part of first team...getting small equity too.

Should I join this offer?

I m confused. But also thinking...it is risky but a lot to learn and growth potential is v high.

Tell what do u guys think??

Need help guys

Data engineer

The title is self explanatory. 
6YOE
Is it a good offer?

60 LPA and WFH. Startup

Data Scientist

Welcome to Product Managers's Private Community

I have a job offer as a SDE 1 Frontend role at a Saas startup. I will be 25 in May and have 1.5 yoe and the offer is 17LPA. They have a team of 7 engineers. They have over 1m+ downloads on Play Store but very very small number of paid customers, so negligible revenue. They took funding 1.5m $ last year. I'll get the opportunity to kind of own the new product that we will be building. The job location is Bengaluru. I feel growth opportunity will be there as I'll be one of the few frontend developers but I feel very overwhelmed with the responsibility as I don't have much experience and I fell I'll be incapable of doing it. Also is it worth joining such a risky startup and shift to Bengaluru? I also have to work as a customer support person half day in a week because it's a small startup so you have to play every role.

Please help!!! Because eventually I want to join a bigger company which is well known and reputed because I want to get married and reputation of the company matters a lot in my community and all the knowledge I'll gain working at this small startup would be of no use as for interview prep at reputed companies you need to do DSA LLD HLD for which I believe I'll need around 1+ year just to prep and I feel I won't get time working at this small company due to the workload as the product is not yet built.

Job offer. Should I join ?

Backend Engineer

Hi everyone,

Recently I've been given an offer from a seed funded fintech startup. So I'm just wondering if it is fair enough. Please help

21L base + 1L ESOPs (vesting over 4 years)

YOE ~ 2 (Software engineer)

What should be my ideal ask?

Is this offer good enough?

Welcome to Data Scientists's Private Community

Data scientist at a small startup ,basr:16.35 all fixed
Current:7.44 base+2ljoining bonus(13th monht)+2.56lakh performance bonus (19th month)=12(for 1.5yrs)
Yoe:5months 
Isi it a good offer?

Offer evaluation

Role : SDE 1, backend
YOP: 1.5 years

TLDR : I've received a job offer from a startup in Bengaluru with a base package of 14LPA. This opportunity came through a connection who holds a senior position in the company. Currently, I'm employed at an early-stage startup with a small team, working on a great product, with a package of 10LPA.

The story behind this: 
I was laid off from my previous company due to their financial issues. At that time, I informed my manager to keep me in mind for any future opportunities. Subsequently, I joined a smaller startup with a 20% increase in salary as a SDE 1. I am happy with my work-life balance and satisfied with my role in building a successful product with a substantial customer base.

Recently, my previous manager, now in a senior position at a mid-sized startup, referred me for a role. Although my second-round interview didn't go perfectly, I've been offered the position based on his positive feedback, and they are offering me a base salary of 14LPA.

I have responsibility in my current company and my resignation will effect their timeline. also i don't want to ruin my connection with my manage also who offered me the new job.

I'm uncertain about what decision to make. Any advice?

Need advice. Which company to choose.

Welcome to IT Company Discussion's Private Community

Hi everyone recently got job offer. And here is the what I'm getting.
Is it good.

Job role : SDE1
Tech stack : Nodejs, React, AWS, DevOps
CCTC: 6.5 all fixed 

Offer CTC : 8 fixed + 4 L ESOP + 1 to 1.5 performance bonus

Is it worth it.

I will be getting another offer 8.5 fixed.

How to negotiate for that.

It's is first switch and I was laid off in Feb.
I'm moderately good at problem solving and have LC : 1600+
CF : 1450+

Please share your view.
I'm really open for suggestions.

Thanks in advance.

Got  job offer as SDE need advice

Have an offer from a startup with ~20 LPA (fixed + bonuses). Also, going to get an offer from Gameskraft in the coming days. Any ideas on what is the compensation they offer to freshers?

The 2022 data was: 16 L(base) + 2 L(recurring bonus) + 15 L(ESOPs over 4 years).

Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks!

Offer evaluation - Fresher

I've got a offer from omnicell for sde-2
Experience - 4 years

Current stack - .net core , SQL server, 
Current pay : 15.5 lpa

Omnicell's stack - .net core, angular, postgres, Kafka, 
Omnicell offer

Cash : 22lpa 
Bonus: 1.5lpa ( 7% of cash component)
rsu: 8.6 lakhs ( vested over 4 years )
Joining bonus : 1lakh 

Thinking to take back this offer and match my current pay since wbl at my current company is great. What do guys you think ?

Offer review [omnicell - sde2]

Welcome to Office Gossip's Private Community

Hello everyone, 
Wanted opinion on the following offer I received right now from an ed-tech startup in gurgaon.

My experience, 1YOE UiUx,
Place- Delhi
Current Salary 5.04LPA (All fixed and 5 day week office)

What they are offering is 
6LPA (90% fixed, 10% variable - based on performance, to be paid every quater, alternate saturday working)

And I'll have to shift to gurgaon for the job.


Is the offer good or what should I negotiate.
I have to confirm it soon, since they want me to join by monday.

Need advice

UX/UI Designer

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Hi

Wanted to see if the offer is in line with what the market is offering.

It's a founders office role with a Series B company in Fintech. 
YoE: 4.5
One of the 5 old IITs
Based on the market conditions, does it look lucrative enough to join?
Fixed: 38
Variable:10% of fixed. With a possibility of 1.5x
Stocks: Roughly 25 lacs per year

Offer Validation

Growth Manager

Hello Everyone, 

I am a 2022 MBA pass out from an Old IIM, and I have a total work experience of 2 years & 4 months(1.2 years post-MBA as an APM). I resigned from my position as an 'Associate Product Manager' in June 2023 because I found the role unfulfilling, I was totally not enjoying it, and I aspired to transition into roles related to the Strategy and Growth domain.  

(Link to my previous post on Grapevine regarding my Job Role Switch: https://share.gvine.app/EmMbJcfW4pCcEsZW9)

I'm currently having an offer to join the Strategy Team at a Series B-funded startup, with Y Combinator being one of the investors. However, this opportunity is a 6-month internship ( Designation: Strategy and Ops Intern), with the potential for conversion to a full-time role based on performance. I'm seeking advice on whether or not I should pursue this opportunity.

Additional Information: Over the past 3-4 months, I've actively applied to numerous Strategy and Growth roles. Unfortunately, I didn't receive any shortlists for these positions since they typically required a minimum of 2 years of experience in Strategy Consulting, which I currently lack, on the other side, I was only getting shortlists for APM/PM roles which I was accepting as I was not having any other option at that point in time. 

My Take: I consider this as a great opportunity to kickstart my career in the Strategy domain and I am confident about the conversion of a full-time opportunity. I am extremely interested in building my career in this strategy domain and this was the major reason to left my previous jobs. The organization also explicitly mentioned that they were also looking for a long-term association with me.

I would greatly appreciate your insights on this matter. Thank you so much for your time

Urgent: Need Advice on Job Offer Acceptance

Product Manager

I received an offer with average pay but from a good, growing startup. The role is exactly what I want, and the team consists of very good, brilliant people from Tier 1 and 2 institutes, while I am a Tier 3 institute student. Considering the current market situation and the fact that I don't have any prior internship or work experience, I got the offer based on my technical skills. What should I do? Should I go for it? The on-campus placement companies are nowhere near as good as this one.

Got an offer from a top-tier startup—should I take the leap?

I am a fresher software engineer. I was an intern at a series A startup and they have offered me a pre-placement offer.

This is the breakup(Yearly):

Basic - 6L
HRA - 2.4L
Special allowance - 1.9L
Food allowance - 26.4K
Professional pursuit - 60K
Internet - 12K
Half yearly bonus - 50K

PF contribution - 2K

Total CTC - 12.5L

Apart from this, I've also been allocated 1000 ESOPs

Is there any scope of negotiation here? If yes, how do I go about it? 

Any advice/guidance would be very helpful!

Shall I negotiate in this offer?

Urgent: Need Advice regarding Job Offer Acceptance.

Hello folks, I have 6.7 YOE in Frontend engineering and have been laid off at existing startup. My total CTC is 25LPA (22 fixed + 3 Bonus). I have cleared technical rounds at Publicis Sapient for Lead Frontend Engineer (Frontend React) and have salary discussion round tomorrow. I would like to know a decent ask for the same. I am thinking of 32 LPA (30% increase to 25 LPA). I would like to know if anyone has idea about salary at this level and if its a fair ask.

Lead Software Engineer at Publicis Sapient

Lead Engineer

Hey folks, 
Got a full time offer as an APM and they offered: 
1. 10 LPA Base
2. 1 lakh Retention Bonus (will be given in the first month) 
3. 1 lakh ESOPS

Should I accept or negotiate for more? If I negotiate, which component should I negotiate and how much? 

Thanks in advance.

Job Offer Review - SWE Frontend

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