Hyderabad-based software engineer bags Rs. 2 crore job at Microsoft

Deepthi Narkuti has been recruited as a Software Development Engineer, Grade-2 Group at the organisation.

According to reports, she will be working at the company's headquarters in Seattle, USA.

Deepthi has done her MS in Computers from the University of Florida.

She was one of the 300 candidates who were offered a job by Microsoft but grabbed the highest package offered by the tech giant.

Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar shared the news on Twitter and congratulated Narkuti.

"While the world is fighting Corona, Deepti daughter of our officer Dr. Venkanna got a job offer of Rs 2 crore in the USA. A matter of pride and encouragement for all of us," he wrote.

Deepthi had reportedly received multiple offers from several AAA-rated companies in the US even before she completed her post-graduation.

Among the various companies that arrived at the university for placements, Amazon and Goldman Sachs also offered her a job.

Deepthi was earlier employed at JP Morgan and following her three year's stint at the company she left the job to pursue MS in Computers.

She had joined the American investment bank after completing her Bachelors in Technology from the Osmania College of Engineering in Hyderabad.