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Wouldn't security pay a lot more in the long run? My impression was security researchers (good ones), get paid at or above a software engineer?
by dhruvkar 6y ago
Wouldn't security pay a lot more in the long run?
My impression was security researchers (good ones), get paid at or above a software engineer?
- rasz 6y ago'managing operations and logistics' is not software engineering. Its a management position with clear and direct positive influence on the bottom line of the company and well defined promotion track all the way up to CEO (for example Apple). As for security work, ask someone on top of the game like Charlie Miller https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/secrecy-surrounding-zero-day-exploits-industry-spurs-calls-for-government-oversight/2012/09/01/46d664a6-edf7-11e1-afd6-f55f84bc0c41_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/secre... The only clear path to serious money leads to black market. Security, maintenance, even software engineering are most often booked as business expense. Nobody invests in security, they incur it.
- dhruvkar 6y agoRight, that it is and possibly I'll make a good amount of money that way. However, we're a small company with lots of dependencies. E.g. To make $10M in revenue we need ~30 employees, forklifts, trucks, warehouses etc. and are able to run it at 10-20% margins. That's a lot to manage. I'd rather be able to command a skill-based $300-$500K a year solo, no? That article is 8 years old. Is it still as valid? Would security, as a contractor, not be worth much more without