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Because Netflix pays 360k a year plus benefits. It’s a shit place to work if you don’t fit the exact culture though, which is pretty brash and confrontational
by throwaway359087 8y ago
Because Netflix pays 360k a year plus benefits. It’s a shit place to work if you don’t fit the exact culture though, which is pretty brash and confrontational
- dunpeal 8y agoYou can get similar comp at Google and Facebook, to name just two examples. Why should I choose Netflix if I can get the same pay there, minus the BS? Also, I won't have to live in Los Gatos.
- throwaway359087 8y agoDon’t choose them. It sucks I just said that. But working at Google or Facebook is totally different. Netflix has a couple hundred engineers. They aren’t involved in selling ad funded content. I wouldn’t want to work at google or facebook
- obstacle1 8y agoNetflix had 5,700 employees in 2017, and only a 'couple hundred' of those were engineers?
- throwaway359087 8y agoYes
- jedberg 8y agoI think your stats are off. When I left Netflix in 2015, we already had 1000+ engineers. By 2017 it was probably closer to 2000.
- turtlecloud 8y agoSo if 2000 eng, they are paying 300k on avg on the low end. That is like 600 mil/ year???? Omg
- Aeolun 8y ago180m subscribers x $10 a month = 1.8B per month in income. I think they can deal with it...
- geodel 8y agoHuh, immediately then someone will complain Google is evil as it working with Chinese government and FB is evil because it is working Russians who meddled with US elections. Infact I wouldn't know of many companies who can't be branded evil or full of BS for some or other reason.
- thechao 8y agoIs that total cash compensation (salary + stock + bonuses, or whatever), or just salary? I can never tell with these sorts of statements.
- throwaway359087 8y agoJust cash. Plus another 5% in free options. It’s a ton of money. No bonus, no RSUs or stock, just straight cash salary. And I didn’t write books on the language I used or anything, in my opinion I’m just a regular developer.
- thechao 8y agoOk. As a senior dev you can make that elsewhere—like Dallas or Austin. And, you don’t have to deal with Silicon Valley COLA.
- dunpeal 8y agoHate to break it to you, but $360k total comp for a senior engineer (the only type Netflix hire) is at best on par with FAANG.
- barrow-rider 8y agoIt may be on par, but that's total comp. My understanding is that the 'Flix doesn't do bennies, matching, vesting over time, etc., they just throw straight cash at you. Reduces their overhead -- no plan administrators, etc. -- and no abstractions or surprise fine print in the 401k matching or classes of stock or whatever.
- woolvalley 8y agoNetflix has taxable free uber rides for commuting employees, so I would say they definitely have benefits.
- dunpeal 8y ago