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Reading these threads, I can only assume that I am a terrible interviewee, or a bad developer. I have 1.5 years Rails / JS experience and currently earn £25k.
by ldn_throwaway 11y ago
Reading these threads, I can only assume that I am a terrible interviewee, or a bad developer. I have 1.5 years Rails / JS experience and currently earn £25k.
What do I have to do to get into the £35-40k bracket? I've had numerous interviews and a couple of offers, but none will move out of the £28-32k range.
- interned 11y agoIf ldn means London, you're severely underpaid. A 12mo internship in a London bank as a CS student pays in the 35-40k bracket. I don't know where you're applying but they're not touching market rates for anyone with experience.
- Symbiote 11y agoThat's low, it's what I earned straight out of university when I worked for a charity 8 years ago. (I thought of the charity work as a good donation to society and an opportunity to learn; it was but perhaps I stuck with it for too long.) But I don't think it's that unusual for a new graduate position in a non-software company. Also, compare with any friends from university in science etc and you'll hopefully feel better about it. At least make sure you're learning new things. Testing? CI? Agile? Configuration management? Cloud deployments? That's the things I pursued, but there are many possibilities. Hopefully you have done freedom to explore on work time. Identify what's needed most and looks good, get it done. If it doesn't get you a promotion at your current job, you'll at least be able to talk about it with confidence at the next interview.