Maitri Mangal, who also posts tech-related videos on Instagram, has 178k followers on Instagram.
For many students who study technology and computer science, working at big companies like Microsoft or Google is a dream goal. But reaching that level is not easy for everyone. In India, IITs are seen as the top colleges for computer science, and students from these institutes often get job offers from such companies without much struggle.
Still, there are people who make it to Google or Microsoft without having an IIT degree. Maitri Mangal is one such person. She now works at Google and earns about Rs. 1.6 crore a year. Here’s the story of how she worked hard and prepared herself to get a job at Google.
Maitri Mangal works as a software engineer at Google’s New York City Metropolitan Area office. She earned her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Binghamton University and has made a name for herself in the tech world.
She also worked at Boston University, where she completed her Network Science Research internship. She worked as a software engineer at Bloomberg LP and USA Today.
Maitri always had a strong interest in technology and programming. Even though she studied at a regular college, she constantly worked on improving her skills. Today, she holds a software engineering role at Google in New York City, where she works on software development, project management, and innovative tech solutions.
Maitri Mangal earns an annual salary of about Rs. 1.6 crore at Google. While talking to podcaster and author Kushal Lodha, Maitri Mangal shared details about her salary and monthly spending in the US.
Speaking from her apartment, she revealed that her monthly expenses are about USD 5,000 (around Rs. 4.2 lakh). Out of this, rent alone takes up a big chunk—around USD 3,000 (Rs. 2.5 lakh).
Her other costs, like eating out, groceries, and entertainment, range between USD 1,000 and USD 2,000 (Rs. 85,684–Rs. 1,71,368), while transportation adds another USD 100 to USD 200 (Rs. 8,568–Rs. 17,136) each month.
Through her social media posts and videos, Maitri often advises tech students to keep learning all the time. She says they should explore different coding languages and keep working on new projects and courses.
