New Delhi, July 24 -- The debate over whether Indian professionals should pursue careers abroad or stay back for high-paying jobs at home has resurfaced after an Amazon engineer shared why she would still choose a $200,000 role in the United States over a Rs.40 lakh-per-annum package in India.

In an interview with content creator Umang Chaudhary, Harika Satti, an Indian-origin Machine Learning Engineer II at Amazon, said the decision was driven by career growth rather than financial considerations.

Asked whether she would choose a $200,000 salary in the US or Rs.40 lakh per annum in India, Satti said the answer depended on what was being compared.

"I would say, just in terms of money if you talk, just in terms of finance, I would say 4...