Built a salary benchmarking tool — would love critical feedback

Horror 3D Films — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 08:13:18 +0000

Hi everyone,

I’m working on a side project called OfferCheck to help engineers evaluate job offers more realistically.

The motivation was simple:
CTC numbers look good on paper, but it’s hard to tell whether an offer is actually fair for your role, experience, and location.

What the tool currently does:

Shows market salary ranges (min / avg / max) by role and years of experience

Breaks down CTC vs take-home pay

Allows filtering by company type (startup / MNC / product)

Includes basic negotiation email templates to help start the conversation

The data is based on public, employee-reported sources and is intentionally kept conservative (no US-to-INR conversions or unrealistic outliers). That said, I know salary data is messy and imperfect.

👉 Website: https://www.offercheck.in/

What I’m specifically looking feedback on:

Are the salary ranges directionally reasonable?

Is the experience mapping intuitive?

Does the comparison actually help decision-making?

Anything that feels misleading, confusing, or unnecessary?

This is still evolving, so critical feedback is very welcome — especially from folks who’ve switched jobs recently or hired for these roles.

Thanks in advance 🙏

AI Job Offer Analyzer Tool - Need Honest Feedback

Horror 3D Films — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:38:37 +0000

Every year, thousands of engineers in India accept job offers based on CTC alone.
I did the same.

And later realized:
My “12 LPA” offer felt great on paper
After tax, rent, and daily expenses — reality was very different

That experience pushed me to build OfferCheck — a simple AI-powered job offer analyzer focused on the Indian job market.

The Problem: CTC Is Misleading
In India, job offers are confusing because:
CTC ≠ take-home salary

Variable pay inflates numbers

Cost of living varies massively by city
Market benchmarks are rarely transparent

Most people ask:
“Is this offer actually good?”

But answers are scattered across:

Tax calculators
Salary blogs
Reddit threads
Excel sheets

I wanted one place to sanity-check an offer.
The Idea: One Tool, Clear Answer

OfferCheck analyzes:

Take-home salary (post tax)
Market comparison for role & experience
Real cost of living by city

All in under 2 minutes.
No signup. No fluff.

👉 https://www.offercheck.in/

Tech Stack (Simple & Practical)

I intentionally kept the stack lean:

Frontend: React
Backend: Serverless API
AI: OpenAI (prompted for structured analysis)
SEO: Static content + calculators
Security: Rate limiting, server-side AI calls No fancy architecture — just solving a real problem.

What AI Actually Does Here
AI is not guessing salaries.
It helps:
Explain trade-offs clearly
Combine numbers + context
Summarize decisions in plain English

Think of it as:
“A rational friend who understands salary math and the Indian job market.”

What I Learned Building This
1️⃣ Distribution Is Harder Than Building

Code was easy. Getting users is not.

2️⃣ SEO Takes Time

Even with good content, Google trust doesn’t come overnight.

3️⃣ Simple Tools > Fancy Dashboards

People just want a clear answer.

What’s Next
Planned features:

Offer Score (out of 10)
Shareable results
Negotiation suggestions
City-wise salary benchmarks

Would Love Your Feedback 🙏
If you’re:
An engineer evaluating offers
A recruiter who values transparency
Or a builder who’s launched a side project

I’d love your thoughts.

👉 Try it here: https://www.offercheck.in/

Thanks for reading!

Forem: Horror 3D Films

Built a salary benchmarking tool — would love critical feedback

AI Job Offer Analyzer Tool - Need Honest Feedback