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Yes, but: 1) promotions are not particularly easy. they are approved by committee, ie not because a manager happens to favor an employee 2) Senior SWE itself is
by muzz 9y ago
Yes, but:
1) promotions are not particularly easy. they are approved by committee, ie not because a manager happens to favor an employee
2) Senior SWE itself is an Individual Contributor role (some say the optimal level if one wants to remain an IC). Only at the next level is leadership required
3) There is a HUGE jump in compensation between Senior SWE and the next level (Staff). Senior SWEs are not pulling anywhere near the $1M/yr referred to in the title
- oh_sigh 9y agoEven staff probably isn't 1m...maybe 800 total
- boulos 9y agoRight. The article instead repeatedly referred to the Group B candidates as making upwards of $600,000: > "Engineers get paid $250,00 to $600,000 range, but there's no sense of urgency." > "estimating that very senior engineering positions can command up to $400,000- $600,000 in total compensation at X, including bonus and stock options. (though now that I quote it, those are all data from the same anonymous engineer working at X)
- iandanforth 9y agoPerspective for those outside of CA, to be in the top 1% you need to be making in excess of $450k / year. Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/top-one-percent-every-us-state-2016-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/top-one-percent-every-us-stat...