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So I don't know my market value honestly. Currently getting 5.5lpa with 2yoe inhand but I'm so depressed because I don't see a clear career path and dont know the salary norms. It is also difficult because my background is not engineering and have no contact with other experienced industry people who can guide me.
Thanks for replying. This is an start up btw. Also I've noticed (talking to strangers over internet) few companies do provide 5.5lpa or more.
Mind if I know or DM what is approximately your current yoe and ctc?
The problem with this industry is that firmware development contributions are not recognized much. There are a lot of companies that are developing hardware based products and they hire firmware developers for very low salaries.
In my opinion, a firmware engineer's role is as important as a full-stack developer. I understand the frustration you face for researching salary packages and tools, because people in India are more focussed on AI,ML, DS than IoT soultions as sw is easier to sell than hardware and also companies do not want to spend a lot of money into R&D. Only good hardware startups will want to invest into R&D and resources.
As for negotiating salary, your worth depends on your skills. Try to upskill as much as you can. The more broad field of skillset you have in embedded, the more you can demand from companies. Follow this channel called "Embedded Systems In Pyjama" there are a bunch of embedded engineers from google helping out engineers and students pursuing embedded systems.
Well firstly you can research here about the salaries of the companies you apply for and the next thing you can do is keep a number in mind based on your current CTC and skills you bring. If you have led the development solely then that can also be a factor in your negotiations.
I have almost 2.5 yoe and i've shifted companies twice now and both times my packages were above the avg salary range listed here on glassdoor and ambition box. Sadly there is no higher range of numbers to refer and talk about in salary negotiations so your current CTC and skills are what you got to use to gain an advantage.