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I don't think the kind of engineers that command 300k in valley are to be had in Amsterdam for 80k. In India that's possible.
by hawk_ 6y ago
I don't think the kind of engineers that command 300k in valley are to be had in Amsterdam for 80k. In India that's possible.
- illuminati1911 6y agoIndians who are on that level are not going to be in India, but they are already in SV or Europe.
- hawk_ 6y agonot true. it's a huge country and there are so many reasons why people decide not to emigrate particularly with the visa hassles worldwide and evolving startup scene in India.
- bluGill 6y agoMany have returned back home, or got to that level locally and don't want to leave. The Indians I've worked with who returned say they did it because life was easier. Sure they make less money on India, but in India servants come every day to cook and clean (for about 60 cents a day). As one guy said "I know how to cook, but I didn't realize I'd be cooking every meal"
- adwww 6y agoDoes 300k buy talent and experience, or 60 hour weeks and people with no outside interests? The best engineers I've ever worked with were definetly not making that sort of money, mostly because they were the sort of people that didn't like going to interviews and were more interested in tinkering with their side projects and hobbies than competative careers.
- hawk_ 6y agoI very specifically avoided any qualitative judgement on skill in my comment. "Kind" includes all the qualities SV firms are after. Whether they are the best at what they do or not isn't the point.
- baja_blast 6y agoI find that hard to believe, from the engineers I have met I find it very difficult to imagine software built in India working.