This Bengaluru man’s Rs 65 lakh salary package with Google has triggered an online debate on…., not from IIT, IIM

A Bengaluru-based software engineer anonymously shared his job offer from Google on social media, triggering an online debate among users with some expressing surprise at the salary package offered by the tech giant, while others were “shocked” to see the person with 10 years of experience being paid below average.

A screenshot of the person job offer was shared by an X user named Kartik Jolapara, a developer working for JP Morgan, revealing how an the individual who has 10 years of experience, and graduated from a tier-3 college with a non-CS background, got such a handsome offer from a top firm like Google.

As per anonymous person’s profile, they were offered a salary package of Rs 65 lakh per annum, on top of additional perks such as, Rs 9 lakh annual bonus, a Rs 19 lakh signing bonus, and a Rs 5 lakh relocation bonus for role of Senior Software Engineer at Google.

Jolapara’s post went viral on X (former Twitter), sparking a debate among users about how a person from a tier 3 college background was able to land such a lucrative offer from Google.

Check out some of the reactions below:

what 10YOE can get you
– crazy offers pic.twitter.com/1RVG5QRo8N

— Kartik Jolapara (@codingmickey) September 28, 2024

“An IIT fellow gets more than this in campus placement. What is the fuss about… Are non IIT engineer are not adding value?” expressed a third user. “Tier 3 college with no CS background? Now that’s impressive. Not sure if the offer is though,” a user wrote.

These numbers can be seen with people with 6-8 yoe experience as well. I have seen people getting similar or even more. But again that’s a really good number and I hope the guy is happy and wish him all the best,” another commented.

“Am I the only one who’s not thrilled looking at these numbers? I mean arent they common in tech? Am I missing something?,” a third chimed in.

“Seems fair but not mind-blowing, commented another, said a fourth.

Another wrote: “To be very honest. Not impressed with the numbers. I’ve seen better by the same company. But I’m happy for him. 10 years experience and L5 requires a lot of expertise.”

The post was a shared around a week ago and has garnered over 127,000 views and nearly 2,000 likes since then.