So I have interviewed for a cloud software developer role at IBM Bangalore. Had 2 rounds of technical, one round with Indian manager and another with US team. Recruiter called on Friday morning saying the feedback is positive and she is gonna book a HR meeting in the evening to discuss salary and my work in the IBM cloud team. She also enquired about my salary expectations and I mentioned 30 LPA base, since I'm already getting 25 LPA base at my current. She asked if the 30 LPA is negotiable, I just said I'm expecting atleast a 5 lakhs hike from the current base. Later she didn't send any meeting invite, I enquired in the evening and she mentioned that the team wanted to interview other candidates before making a call. My current company is a small trading firm, I want to work for a big company like IBM to get more exposure. Should I compromise on salary to get this role? Should I recontact my recruiter? I don't know what to do. #tech #ibm #interview TC : 32 LPA ( 25 base) YOE : 3.5 years
Which team in IBM Cloud? You will have to compromise on the base salary, if you want to get into IBM..
I think IBM cloud VMware solutions. I don't know if there is a specific name for the team but the team in based in US and they were looking for 2 more candidates from India. Whats the base they normally offer for 3.5 years experience?
It depends on the band. Do you know which band you were interviewing for?
If you're okay to compromise on Base, call the recruiter and say that but ask them for a bigger Joing Bonus. They're also paying 10L+ Joining Bonus these days in Cloud and Systems division.
I mentioned to her already that I got one more offer from a startup and I need IBMs side of the offer by Wednesday to make a decision lol. I said the startup gave me 2 weeks to make a decision. Don't know if this is a good approach but I just didn't want to compromise at that time
It might still be worth to call her and twist things a bit and say that your preference is IBM and if base of 30 LPA is not working out, you're okay for slightly lesser amount as long it's compensated with JB.