India, June 24 -- A software engineer has shared how a series of calculated career moves, job switches and salary negotiations helped him nearly triple his annual compensation within a year.

In a Reddit post titled "Increased my salary by 3x within the span of a year," the techie, who has nearly 5 years of experience, reflected on his journey from earning Rs.7.8 LPA at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to securing a Rs.24.8 LPA package at an MNC.

"If someone had told me in June '25 that I would be earning 3x my salary by June '26, I would never have believed them," the techie wrote.

In the post, he said that he began his career at TCS through the Ninja profile with an annual package of Rs.3.3 lakh. He shared that he was assigned to a pro...