I received an offer from a US based AI startup which is a service based company offering services of clients in PE space they are giving me a raise only about 1L above my current package  The posit...

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I received an offer from a US based AI startup which is a service based company offering services of clients in PE space they are giving me a raise only about 1L above my current package 
The position is fully remote 

How should I judge this? As it's not better in terms of money but opportunity is good I think I would get to learn much in AI space which is plus and another plus is it's a fully remote

Thanks,

Need Advice on Offer

Software Developer

Need Advice on Offer- Grapevine

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

Hello folks,
So I got an offer from a US based product company for remote role for Product designer.

This company just raised a seed funding.

They don’t have any office in India but their tech team and some of the people from leadership team (CxOs) are from India.

I’m confused whether to go with this offer or not.

Reason: 
1. Their interview process was too good to be true, it was very quick, no assignments given, they just saw the portfolio, ask some process related questions and then they agreed to give offer.

2. It’s a pure remote company with no plans to build office in India in coming future.

3. They have very small team, I’ll be working as 2nd designer only.

4. As per the current job market, I’m afraid about their future.

YOE : 3yrs
Hike that I’m getting is 50%

Help a fellow UX designer decide whether to go with this or not.

Need help to decide about job offer.

UX/UI Designer

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Got a offer from crypto statup 16 base 2 performance bonus 
Current is 14 base  they are quite well established have been building for 4 years in the space on polka.
Don’t know should join them or not?
They are full remote and my current job requires me to go to office. 
They are currently dubai based

Help me decide

Product Owner

Need some guidance. I am currently working in a product based MNC with a decent salary for 8 months. I am having 3 years of work experience. Recently I got an interview opportunity from a US based startup company for a SDE 2 remote role with 50% hike. What shall I do? Should I be continue working in the reputed MNC or try to switch to a startup with 50% hike and complete remote opportunity?

Any help and guidance is much appreciated 🙂

Confused on what to do next

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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

Recently, I interviewed with a US healthcare startup. I cleared and was offered 30lpa. 10% hike on my last CTC. I need to work in the Central Time zone. May even need to stretch since it's a startup. Good learning opportunity and ownership.

Even before this, I got an offer for 38LPA from another healthcare startup from Chennai. Apparently I couldn't take up that offer because of relocation. After that whatever calls I got didn't have the budget or wanted me to completely relocate to Pune, Mumbai or Gurgaon. I am looking for something in Bangalore hybrid/wfo/remote. Some companies left the hiring process in the middle saying org restructuring. I got some offers to be VP or Co-founder with sole equity.

The number of calls that I received last year comparatively are very high and that too from very good companies.

I am clueless right now. Since, I am broke and feel helpless. I am not sure what to do now. Sometimes I lose confidence and feel low on what I lack...

So, coming back to the question, how do you guys decide on offers?

How do you decide on taking up an offer?

Product Manager

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currently I work in an ai consulting company (<40 folks) with 20+ lpa salary.
recently I got an offer from a big mnc bank for around 15% hike on my total ctc.
I informed my current org yesterday and they have countered me with a 20% hike now. 
I am confused on what to choose.
ps: I have ~5 yoe.

not sure what offer to take

Data Scientist

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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?

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25M, CSM role

I have offers from 2 companies. Both are companies I admire and have managed them as a CSM in my current company and have excellent relationships. I’ve interviewed for both and the pay is what I expected however which one should I go with?
Company A- 100% remote
Company B- I admire this a bit more. When I asked for making an exception to let me do remote the founder said if I can move to Chennai for 6 months to get in sync with product/team and then go remote we can move forward.

I have notions about moving to Chennai. If it was remote I would blindly select B.

Confused right now which one to go with. I have some borrowed and some experienced notions about Chennai + I moved to BLR just in April 2024

Which offer should I go with?

Customer Success

Without disclosing numbers & names, I’m currently a PM at an AI unicorn 

Salary - 20LPA + 200 ESOPs (2L value, 50 will vest in March.) (Hike due April) 

Job Offer - 25LPA + ESOPs (8.5L value) (Gaming/eSports company, which is kinda my passion) 

I had initially asked for 30LPA but the company came back saying the max they’ll be able to do is 25LPA fixed. 

Looking for opinions on what I should do.

Should I make a move?

Product Head

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?

We’re looking for a Founder's Office (GTM Lead) to help us drive key initiatives in strategy, marketing, and operations. If you're a generalist with B2B SaaS experience and love problem-solving, this role is for you. Looking for a young (less than 3 years experience) and dynamic individual for this role.

At Bitscale, we’re a small, driven team of IIT Kanpur grads, building a product to make SDRs 10x more efficient. You’ll be deeply involved in our growth, working on high-impact projects that directly shape our future.

This role offers real ownership and flexibility. You’ll lead key initiatives, work closely with the founders, and gain hands-on experience with a growing startup. If you're up for a challenge, apply here -

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdpLfYXS5MfTi4Q-kM39ZjZp2ekP6Hde52EGSsCpmwUevIfBw/viewform

Hiring for Founder's office role at early stage startup

I've done my Btech in EC from NIT. Worked for 2Y as a dev in IT Services co. Then I did my MBA from one of the old IIMs. 
Got placed as a "Consultant" in one IT services co, where JD said the role is client facing and business centric. Have been working here for close to 2Y. Basically I'm part of an Agile project team, as another Dev/QA resource. I basically do QA for project releases and occasional SQL scripting. Tried internally to switch to a Project/BA role but this experience is hindering me. Outside it's even worse as I don't even get shortlisted.
I believe I have good skills to excel in Product/BA/Project roles. But not getting them as I don't have any prior experience. My confidence is very low now and my career seems to go nowhere.

The pay is also worse, 21.6LPA currently ( of which 17.6 is fixed). I'm not complaining and this money is a lot for most people. But it's not even close to what my juniors after 2 batches earn. 

The only upside in my job is no pressure and can work remotely most days.

What should I do ?
Shall I learn AI/ML and move to an Individual Contributor role ? How to get shortlisted for these after prep?

Any advice or leads would be helpful, TIA.

Need guidance on my career path

Analyst

Got an offer for a remote job as a fresher, but it's paying 50k. The role is of a Three.js Developer. Should I take the plunge into the virtual workspace? Share your thoughts and experiences!

Navigating New Beginnings: Considering a 50k Remote Job as a Fresher

I have over 1.5 years of experience and and my current CTC is 7.75 LPA in a product based startup. Is it worth to switch for 10LPA or should I wait for another offer.
I have had enough of negotiations and they can’t go beyond 10LPA.
I’m decent at DSA and solved arround 500 problems on Leetcode.

Is it worth to switch? Please help

I’m a final year student based out of India, and am currently doing the last month of my internship at a SF based startup. As the only DevOps engineer, and being quite skilled at at (at least according to myto YoE), I was getting paid around 2 LPA per month as a part time intern for the past 6 months. 

I recently got another 3 month internship offer from a foreign company, and I’m taking it since I don’t want to get stuck at remote job in India, and explore some abroad companies as well before I settle. Pay there is also quite good, but I don’t wish to take FTE there as I have to live in India only (family reasons, rural background, younger siblings and their study, etc.)

Now when I finally start my job hunt in the final days of my winter internship, what should be the pay I expect from Indian / Remote companies? Considering I was getting paid a fair amount as mentioned above even in a part time role. Or was I overpaid and I should keep my expectations low or equal to it in a Full Time Role?

Need a reality check: Am I getting overpaid?

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.

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

I recently got a job offer at a well-funded remote startup headquartered in the US as a DevOps engineer. They adjust the salary package to account for the country so I won't be earning in crores... but I wanted to ask people who are in remote positions as to how to negotiate a salary that will be rigid more or less,no options are there to negotiate till a super high margin (maybe 10% max).

For example, they are offering 33 LPA currently, does that put me in a higher tax bracket and can I negotiate for a lower compensation so that I can be put in a lower tax bracket, say I ask for 29 LPA and ask for a joining bonus (or HRA) or some restructuring to do that? 

I don't understand how taxes work in India especially with remote payments but I'm hoping someone can offer the right guidance and resources so that I can look into this in depth later on as well. This is my first ever job and I got it straight out of college, so I do not mind even if they are paying me less than their US counterparts. This salary is more than enough to survive in a tier 2 city (will be shifting back to live with my parents).

I don't have much investments right nos, just a couple of FDs and some equity + debt funds along with stocks (mostly banks + chemical companies here and there). I can look into ELSS funds and what not if that can save up some taxes. I am considering talking to a CA about this too.

(Note: not comfortable with naming it even if this is an anonymous platform because it has like a strength of 50 and I feel it is irrelevant to the discussion).

TIA!

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