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Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply. How do you and yours look for jobs? In other words, where would I need to advertise to have you find me and apply?
by DenisM 8y ago
Thanks a lot for taking the time to reply.
How do you and yours look for jobs? In other words, where would I need to advertise to have you find me and apply?
Here I posted an ad for a principal engineer, and it drew zero responses [1]. What could I do differently to get attention of (someone like) you and your friends?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16055897 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16055897
- drtr 8y agoWhen I read a post like yours, it reads like $100k salary, boring system, small company, small total addressable market, so even if wildly successful, not much upside. Boring tech too: Basically a classic database system. My friends are mostly at Amazon, Google, or Facebook with incomes from $250k up to over $1 million. The others are at startups solving big hard problems with big dreams. If there is no particular complexity, I'd outsource to India, Ukraine, Pakistan, or similar. If there is, I'd describe the hard problem. The minimal qualifications aren't a draw either. I want to work with smart people. Microsoft stack reeks of low end employment. Midwest, rural, Deep South, etc. beats Seattle too. Lower cost of living draws many developers of the sort you want. Problem is a minimal living salary broke $200k in Boston, SF, NY, etc. You don't want a low end job.
- DenisM 8y agoThat’s a lot of prejudice for someone who just a day earlier complained about prejudice. :))) Thanks for feedback!