This Techie’s Salary Surged From 5 LPA to Rs 2.3 crore in 8 Years. Here’s How.

A Pune-based techie shared his inspiring career journey through Reddit. He revealed how he scaled his journey from a mere 4.7 LPA to a staggering 2.3 crore per annum in just eight years. Though he graduated from a tier-3 college with a non-computer science degree, his passion for web development, while freelancing for close to 100 small projects using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Node.js played a crucial role in his professional journey.

His real-world experience helped him to bag his first job, offering 4.7 LPA. From thereon, he relentlessly worked on sharpening his skills, while switching the jobs strategically. His mastery of data structures and algorithms (DSA) led him to FAANG companies, where his salary skyrocketed. Lately, he is working as a staff engineer at a renowned multinational corporation, which offers a package of ₹2 crore per annum.

He struggled with interview rounds as he found it very difficult to bag secure roles at competitive pay. However, his hand-on experience in web development made a mark, leading to his first job at a service-based startup.

By the time he gained an experience of 2.5 years, he religiously practised DSA, making him well-prepared for FAANG-level interviews. His determination bore results when his compensation doubled to 26 LPA. While gaining valuable experience on distributed systems and complex infrastructure projects at FAANG, he bagged a promotion to an SDE II role. Following a few years, he switched to another FAANG company where his salary package reached ₹45 lakh per annum.

Finally, after spending four years in FAANG, he made a giant leap to a prestigious multinational corporation as a Staff Engineer, bagging an annual salary of ₹2 crore.