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SLC, Utah is pretty great, I almost don’t want to mention it because the tech jobs are great and the state provides a lot to do.. its like a hidden gem no one t

SLC, Utah is pretty great, I almost don’t want to mention it because the tech jobs are great and the state provides a lot to do.. its like a hidden gem no one thinks about because they consider it Mormon land... There are a lot of companies opening offices out here though!

xfour 8y ago
Sounds pretty interesting. On a more micro (neighborhood level) of suburb level what areas are worth checking out. On the job front, what companies do you think are innovative or majors opening branches are worth looking at?
- mpolichette 8y ago
  For living? There’s a lot of choice, I love sugarhouse which is where I am. It’s close enough to hit downtown without being in the “heart of it”. Which, in slc is still not that much... you can easily choose to be further or closer to downtown life depending on what you want. A lot of the tech scene is actually down south by Lehi. I commute that direction about 25-30 min and it’s not too bad. There are some established big players here, Adobe, and EBay and I think Walmart labs has an office here. I work for Ubiquiti, which is growing out their office here pretty quickly also. A lot of small/medium sized startups too... Google around for “Silicon Slopes” which is the sort of name the local VCs give the area.
- nkingsy 8y ago
  We moved from the bay to SLC in November to be closer to my wife's parents (second kid) and own a nice home in a nice neighborhood (Cottonwood Heights, highly recommended). That part is spectacular. We have our choice of clean, nicely appointed parks full of kids 3 minutes walk in either direction, 2 minute drive to get into the canyons, and I have a big garden. The options for jobs and salaries are nothing like the bay. Software engineers rarely make over 120k here. Plenty of techish companies scattered all around the valley and Park City, but not many I was excited about. I took a job in Kimball Junction (PC), commuting 26 minutes. Here that qualifies as a big commute. Until recently, SLC was mostly LDS and mountain lovers, and the work culture reflects both groups' regard for to their non-work life. The company I joined is based in SV and almost all of the people in the office are transplants. I think that's because the company's work/life balance expectations are not in line with what most people want around here.
chasedehan 8y ago
I have to echo this. Utah is really booming, although home prices here are exploding as well (nowhere near as high as SV, but rapidly increasing) because of the burgeoning tech scene. Every once in a while I will entertain solicitations from SV/Seattle recruiters for 2x+ the money and then realize I would be worse off financially than just staying in SLC.

xfour 8y ago

Sounds pretty interesting. On a more micro (neighborhood level) of suburb level what areas are worth checking out. On the job front, what companies do you think are innovative or majors opening branches are worth looking at?

mpolichette 8y ago
For living? There’s a lot of choice, I love sugarhouse which is where I am. It’s close enough to hit downtown without being in the “heart of it”. Which, in slc is still not that much... you can easily choose to be further or closer to downtown life depending on what you want. A lot of the tech scene is actually down south by Lehi. I commute that direction about 25-30 min and it’s not too bad. There are some established big players here, Adobe, and EBay and I think Walmart labs has an office here. I work for Ubiquiti, which is growing out their office here pretty quickly also. A lot of small/medium sized startups too... Google around for “Silicon Slopes” which is the sort of name the local VCs give the area.
nkingsy 8y ago
We moved from the bay to SLC in November to be closer to my wife's parents (second kid) and own a nice home in a nice neighborhood (Cottonwood Heights, highly recommended). That part is spectacular. We have our choice of clean, nicely appointed parks full of kids 3 minutes walk in either direction, 2 minute drive to get into the canyons, and I have a big garden. The options for jobs and salaries are nothing like the bay. Software engineers rarely make over 120k here. Plenty of techish companies scattered all around the valley and Park City, but not many I was excited about. I took a job in Kimball Junction (PC), commuting 26 minutes. Here that qualifies as a big commute. Until recently, SLC was mostly LDS and mountain lovers, and the work culture reflects both groups' regard for to their non-work life. The company I joined is based in SV and almost all of the people in the office are transplants. I think that's because the company's work/life balance expectations are not in line with what most people want around here.

chasedehan 8y ago

I have to echo this. Utah is really booming, although home prices here are exploding as well (nowhere near as high as SV, but rapidly increasing) because of the burgeoning tech scene. Every once in a while I will entertain solicitations from SV/Seattle recruiters for 2x+ the money and then realize I would be worse off financially than just staying in SLC.