Loading...Loading...Loading...Loading...Salary Guide · India 2026
Purplle is Mumbai-based India's #2 beauty e-commerce marketplace (after Nykaa), offering 1,000+ brands, private labels (Good Vibes, Faces Canada), and AI-powered skin analysis. Every band below is total CTC (base + variable + equity), drawn from the 25th–90th percentile of reported offers at Purplle in India and verified against AmbitionBox and Glassdoor.
Software Engineer · Senior / 6–9 yrs
₹38L – ₹60Ltotal CTC
Working at Purplle
~1,000 employees. Mumbai HQ. Raised $151M+ at $1.1B valuation. Backed by Goldman Sachs, Sequoia, Blume.
What the interview actually tests
ESOP pre-IPO at $1.1B. Interview: e-commerce + recommendation ML + CV (try-on). Mumbai HQ. Goldman Sachs backing is strong signal for IPO credibility.
Role
Purplle's pay bands for Software Engineers in India, fresher through senior.
| Experience Level | Total CTC (LPA) | Equity |
|---|---|---|
| Fresher / 0–2 yrs | ₹14L – ₹22L | ESOP₹1.5L – ₹4L/yr |
| Mid-level / 3–5 yrs | ₹22L – ₹36L | ESOP₹3L – ₹7L/yr |
| Senior / 6–9 yrs | ₹38L – ₹60L | ESOP₹7L – ₹16L/yr |
How this compares
The senior Software Engineer band above sits against a D2C Consumer Brands peer median of ₹32L – ₹51L LPA across 4 other D2C Consumer Brands companies we track.
What the Purplle interview actually looks like
Salary bands here reflect total CTC drawn from reported offers (primarily AmbitionBox, with Glassdoor as a secondary cross-check), supplemented by company disclosures where available — not a single data point. See our methodology for how we source and label pay data. Spot a figure that looks off? Email .
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