u/Many-Revolution965

I recently completed all interview rounds for a Band 35 role at Nike India. All of my interviews were conducted by team members based in the US.

I’ve already shared my documents with HR and am expecting the HR discussion soon.

I currently hold another offer with compensation around ₹35 LPA, so I’m trying to understand whether Nike’s Band 35 compensation is typically in that range or higher.

YOE: 5.5yrs
Job role: Senior Data Engineer(but will directly work with USA team and have local manager only for performance)
Skills: Data + AI Engineer AWS, Azure, GCP, Alibaba, Dbx, Snowflake, Dbt, pyspark, python, sql, langchain, langgraph, MCP, RAG, React, NodeJs, DSA, OOPs, etc

I’d also like to understand:

1. Typical compensation range for Band 35 in India (fixed + variable)
2. Job stability and how common layoffs or restructuring are at this level - I am reading a lot of layoff reviews online

Would appreciate insights from current or former employees. Thanks!

Manager: Hi, how are you?

Me: I’m good, just a bit nervous. - 1st fuck up ...shown weakness

Manager: You’ve already passed the difficult rounds, so there’s no need to be nervous. I just want to ask a few scenario-based questions. There are no right or wrong answers.

Me: I understand. It’s just that I’ve been waiting for {company} opportunity for a long time. (I used air quotes while saying “{company}.”) - 2nd fuck up, I think I ruined here, hand quotes can be seen as negative

The interview then went into scenario-based questions.

Manager: If you find a critical vulnerability, would you analyze it first or take action immediately?

Me: I would first contain the issue, isolate the affected system, and then remediate it. I used a doctor analogy: stop the bleeding first, then perform the surgery.

Manager: How do you handle conflicts with your manager?

Me: If I disagree with my manager, I set up a 1:1 discussion and try to reach common ground. I never take things personally and always listen first.

Manager: What do you do when you don’t know the solution?

Me: I try to find a starting point, and if I’m still blocked, I escalate to domain experts rather than staying stuck.

Manager: How have you used AI in production?

Me: I explained some agentic AI systems I’ve built and shared how AI agents could help automate parts of security operations.

Toward the end:

Me: I know I’m stronger technically than I am in cybersecurity.

Manager: That’s fine. Cybersecurity knowledge can be learned in a month. We’re mainly looking for someone who can use Databricks and build AI products in cybersecurity domain.

Me: What cloud platforms do you primarily use?

Manager: Mostly AWS, but also Azure, GCP, and Alibaba Cloud.

Me: Am I good? Do you have any feedback, and what are the next steps? - Am I good? 3rd fuck up ...shows lack of confidence

Manager: I can’t provide feedback yet because we still need to discuss all candidates internally. This was the final round, and HR will get back to you.

Overall, the interviewer was friendly, reassured me multiple times, and the discussion felt decent but overthinking about fucked ups ...

Has anyone working with rebel food or can share the interview experience?

Hey folks,

Need some brutally honest advice.

Currently working in a leading SBC as a Team Lead. I’ve received an SDE3 offer from Sigmoid with ~+10 LPA over my current fixed (let’s say current is X, offer is X + 10).

On paper, it looks like a solid jump. But I’ve been seeing quite a few negative opinions about Sigmoid—especially around work culture, pressure, and overall experience.

Now I’m second-guessing my decision after putting in my resignation.

Is it really that bad? Like, bad enough that an extra 10 LPA won’t feel worth it?

Also, realistically—if I stay back and negotiate, how much of a hike should I expect from my current company to justify not moving?

I’m totally okay pulling back my resignation if that’s the smarter move.

Would really appreciate honest, no-sugarcoat feedback—especially from folks who’ve worked there or know someone who has.

Thanks 🙏

Has anyone interviewed at or is currently working at Sigmoid as an SDE3?

What salary range can I expect?

is there been any layoffs recently, given that it’s a relatively small organization?

Have HR round on Monday in office

Do they call everyone to office for interview?

YOE -> 5.5 yrs