For reference my first job was $70k/year at RIM/BlackBerry in Waterloo, Ontario. I was writing C code for the BB10 phone app (middleware, not UI or cellular rad

For reference my first job was $70k/year at RIM/BlackBerry in Waterloo, Ontario. I was writing C code for the BB10 phone app (middleware, not UI or cellular radio stuff). Admittedly I had ~2 years work experience from UWaterloo's co-op program though.