HCL Group Lead Engineer Salaries in India (Updated 2025)

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Excellent work place Cisco customers are good to work with to improve knowledge in all aspects

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Politics is higher and favoritism to particular people Poor hike only 5% in 5 years Comparison of salary and trying to bring people down

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If jump here with higher package with higher position, it will be better. Job security with low pressure.

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Salary hike is low. Processes are slow. They didn't behave politely to revoke, if we put a paper. Compensation won't give with addition into CTC. They will give as retention Bonus only.

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No skill development oprtunity. But management expect you to be highly skilled employee without giving any facility for training. Some projects are like school environment, like every week they conduct Tech talk sessions, knowledge sharing session. It's seems irrelevant and forcefully driving. When it's come to package it's a single digit appraisal, need to come in with good package and can't expect much in regular appraisal cycle with outstanding performance.

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New recruited employees getting more salary than an outstanding performer with same experience.

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1. Work life balance 2. Onsite opportunity 3. Good client 4. Covid time internet and ups allowance 5. Office chair and table provided for entry and mid level employees in Jan 2021

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1. Performance bonus(Variable pay) is yearly which purely based on rating given by manager 2. Client allowance not paid from April 2020 onwards 3. Leave carry forward policy updated to max 12 leaves a year Oct 2020 onwards 4. Appraisal very less close 2-5% with and without pandemic situation

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There is no pressure of any kind in HCL. Since i worked in a manufacturing company i had to face a lot stress, but here in HCL there aint any pressure.

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Dont expect any increments or any bonus or stuff like that. When you join, get the maximum hike possible. And expect that to be your salary till you resign from HCL unless you are extraordinary, and you are too good at what you do.