=============== PROMOTION IN APRIL 2021 ===========================

Job Title : Software Engineer
Job Desciption : Develop embedded system of frequency radio, working mainly on Bluetooth implementation and applications now. Dealing with every stake holder in the project.
Age : 27
Years spent in company : 4 years +
Company : MNC
Industry : Frequency Radio
Tenure : permanent
Employment Level : Senior Engineer
Experience before joining (years) : First Company
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : Penang
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM5,000
Contractual Bonus (months): 1.5mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1mths + -

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Card
Transport Benefits : none
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Internet claim RM90 per month
Flexi Working Hours : yes
Other Benefits : RM600 for glasses, dentistry and medical checkup, car loan interest subsidy
====================== ADJUSTMENT IN THE END OF 2021 =======================
Job Title : Software Engineer
Job Desciption : Develop embedded system of frequency radio, working mainly on Bluetooth implementation and applications now. Dealing with every stake holder in the project.
Age : 28
Years spent in company : 4 years ++
Company : MNC
Industry : Frequency Radio
Tenure : permanent
Employment Level : Senior Engineer
Experience before joining (years) : First Company
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : Penang
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM5,900
Contractual Bonus (months): 1.5mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1mths + -

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Card
Transport Benefits : none
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Internet claim RM90 per month
Flexi Working Hours : yes
Other Benefits : RM600 for glasses, dentistry and medical checkup, car loan interest subsidy
===================== UPDATE MAY 2022 : FIRST COMPANY JUMP ==================================
Job Title : Firmware Engineer
Job Description : FPGA firmware development and debug
Age : 29
Years spent in company : 1 week
Company : MNC
Industry: FPGA
Tenure: Permanent
Employment Level : Senior? I am not sure
Experience before joining (years) : 4 years 8 months
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : Penang
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM7,650
Contractual Bonus (months): 1.5mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : Annual bonus + Quarter bonus

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Card
Transport Benefits : none
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Internet claim USD50 per month
Flexi Working Hours : yes
Other Benefits : RM800 for glasses, dentistry and medical checkup, car loan interest subsidy, stock options, many more I am not clear yet, still new here.
I have been targeting to have RM10k before age of 30, but seems like not possible for me now.
Time to set new target of RM15k before age of 35.

How do you guys think of my career path? Should I consider myself to go KL for higher salary? ( No Singapore jobs please I don't like SG )

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Job Title : Sr. Cloud Developer/Engineer
Job Desciption : Develop, automated and maintain cloud infra. I am a certified developer and solutions architect professional (Biggest public cloud)
Age : 30
Years spent in company : 0 (Joining this month)
Company : Major entertainment company (Sdn Bhd)
Industry : Entertainment
Tenure : 0
Employment Level : Senior
Experience before joining (years) : 5 🙂
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : Klang Valley
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM12k
Contractual Bonus (months): n/a
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : n/a

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: Flexi
Annual Leaves: 20
Flexi Working Hours : Yes

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Family and dependents
Transport Benefits : n/a
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : Yes
Other Benefits :

Future Prospects (personal outlook) - My company ticks a lot of my personal checkboxes esp in terms of family related benefits
Current salary against peers in industry - Dont know, probably at this level underpaid, but for my age is a good pay
Growth prospects - Plan to take up individual contributor role or technical program related roles within the next 5 years
Where I will go from here - Not planning to jump soon since its really difficult to find company with good family benefits

5 and looking to expand..

Does all the professional certifications that you have play a part in your career progression? Just wondering if I should be investing in those certifications as they aren’t cheap.