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What a silly report. Looking at the top two key takeaways: >Global demand for blockchain engineers is up 517% Was, you meant to say. It's dropping steeply. Al
by gregdoesit 7y ago
What a silly report. Looking at the top two key takeaways:
>Global demand for blockchain engineers is up 517%
Was, you meant to say. It's dropping steeply. Also, 517% compared too what? Previously, barely anyone hiring, and now 5 in 10,000 positions mentioning blockchain?
>Search engineers in San Francisco are paid the most, earning $157K on average
WHAT? Search engineers? What is “search engineers”? And $157K in SF being the most? This is false. You probably meant to say "senior engineers in San Francisco are earning the most". I only know engineers in San Francisco earning (in base, not counting stock or bonus) above $157K. My sample size is small, but 20/20.
Compare this with the Levels.FYI report: Highest Paying Tech Companies of 2019[1]. You see how the top tech companies are paying over $200K for entry level engineers in SF, well above $400K for senior levels.
Who writes this report? Or does this reflect how e.g. some of the top roles - FAANG and other tech companies - steer clear from places like Hired.com?
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21804509 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21804509
- kqr 7y agoAlso no historical context for figures. Seeing the change from last year tells us nothing about anything without knowing how that change compares to previous deltas.
- nogabebop23 7y agoThe sillyness continues: Headline: "1/2 of programmers prefer to work at a company that does pair programming" Actual Question: "If pair programming was a common practice at a company, would it affect your interest in working there?" The headline suggests 1/2 people are explicitly choosing paired workplaces over solo; the question just says "is this something on your radar?" and is way more passive.
- lowercased 7y agothat doesn't even seen to ask what effect the practice would have. would i be more interested in working some place where pairing was common? many people might not - they'd still put 'yes' on that question, as it would 'affect their interest'.
- avip 7y agoI bet demand for zig devs is also 500% up.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoThat's because all their base are belong to us.
- avh02 7y agoaverage is the key part here. When I was looking for jobs in London, the average salary was just over 50k GBP. I would not take a job for that money in London. But good companies, with good developers and good hiring bars, will pay good salaries for you to do a good job. Averages and selection biases are abound here. Granted, hired.com probably has a higher-level sample than something like glassdoor. (biggest edit: engineer --> developer, cos we're mostly not engineers)