ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Google L5 offer evaluation

Hi All,

I am from a tier 4 college and worked my way up in the corporate ladder. So, working for Google had always been an end goal for me. I am requesting some guidance from Googlers if possible about the offer that I have got. I am mostly concerned about refreshers and how my expected TC would look like after first year.

Offered TC: 62L (*PF, gratuity etc. are separate.) 15% Bonus 145K stocks vesting schedule (38%, 32%, 20%, 10%) First year TC: ~1.2 CR

Current TC: yoe: 15Y 53L 15% Bonus 100K stocks currently valued at 180K (vesting schedule 25, 25, 25, 25) Yearly TC: ~ 85L / 1CR (if consider stock appreciation)

Holding Offer: 75L 15% Bonus 100K stocks (25, 25, 25, 25 vesting schedule) Yearly TC: 1.05 Cr

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ZoomyBanana
ZoomyBanana
TCS12d

Bhai ye TC ky hota h take home salary something like that?

PerkyPotato
PerkyPotato

Total compensation

CosmicJellybean
CosmicJellybean

Total Compensation

PerkyUnicorn
PerkyUnicorn

Bhai aise offers lene k liye kya krna padta hai? Kya sikhna padta hai?

Grinding from 4+ years and still reached 15LPA

SqueakyPenguin
SqueakyPenguin

Dsa

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Keep grinding bro, I was stuck below 15L for 8 years. Leetcode practice, Designing Data Intensive applications, system design interview vol 1 & 2 and you will cross the tunnel to the other side.

ZippyNoodle
ZippyNoodle

Stocks are on the lower end. Negotiate for 250k over 4 years.

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

We stopped giving that much Equity!

JazzyBagel
JazzyBagel

How do you know which tier college you have? Mine really is not in any tier still worth checking. NonIIT, NonIIIT or NIT

WobblyWalrus
WobblyWalrus

Bhai you belong to us

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Tier 4 is when your college campus is inside another college's campus and your professers are leased from that college.😅

Tier 1 IIT Tier 2 NIT, IIIT Tier 3 Private colleges but wellknown Tier 4: <what college is that?>

MagicalLlama
MagicalLlama

Take the holding offer as that gives better overall CTC after Google's first year. Btw what is the other company?

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Salesforce*

DancingNarwhal
DancingNarwhal
KPMG12d

Google < salesforce in terms of job security In hand > stocks, given the current market situation

You can also try to negotiate your offer with salesforce by showing what you have from google.

Lastly, the things we generally overlook while choosing the company, you nay want to evaluate those too: employee benefits (health, insurance, food, transport etc.), company culture, and your manager. Try to gauge these too before you take the final call. All the best!

DancingNarwhal
DancingNarwhal
KPMG12d

You may*

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

Thanks! 😊

WigglyRaccoon
WigglyRaccoon

Nope; Offer is solid as per 2025 standards

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

Why not l6 at 15yoe? L5 seems to be a bit down levelled?

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

My real experience is somewhere between 11Y - 13Y. I lied about yoe to maintain anonymity.

SnoozyCoconut
SnoozyCoconut

Did they considered ur stock appreciation in msft for the 2 offers or they took ur inital tc on joining date?

PrancingDonut
PrancingDonut

Sir, as far as I can tell, it's a pretty good offer. Probably quite higher than the average L5 currently working in the company

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

This breaks my heart. But thanks for sharing. Could you let me know how refreshers are calculated? Is there a set limit per level?

PrancingDonut
PrancingDonut

I heard a L5 in my team say that it is near about 50k usd per year

DizzyBurrito
DizzyBurrito
KPMG12d

Big 4 pays more for this YOE( if you become partner or associate partner)

ZestyJellybean
ZestyJellybean

My experience is between 11Y - 13Y. I lied to maintain anonymity and big 4 does not pay better than this I have worked there. You cannot achieve "partner" before 18YoE or even more. I would go even as far as to say the worst decision you can do is to work for any Big 4, especially Deloitte (too much work and paid in pennies).

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