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NYC is an insanely hot market for web engineering talent. Every founder I know complains about finding great engineers. As CEO of a tech startup here, I persona

NYC is an insanely hot market for web engineering talent. Every founder I know complains about finding great engineers. As CEO of a tech startup here, I personally spend ~80% of my energy dedicated to finding the absolute best engineers in the city, and often I have to recruit people from other parts of the world and convince them to move here (which isn't that hard given how beautiful this city is). Another data point: a friend who wanted to move from Microsoft to NYC had multiple job offers within a week of posting his resume to an NYC tech mailing list. If you're interested in speaking more, please email me at carter@art.sy. Even if you're not interested in Art.sy, I'm happy to intro you to other NYC startups you might be interested in. [edit] Here is a link to the Quora thread of all NYC startups that are hiring: http://www.quora.com/Startups-in-New-York-City/Which-startups-in-NY-are-hiring http://www.quora.com/Startups-in-New-York-City/Which-startup...

hucker 15y ago
I have a question, how are the salaries for web engineers with masters in NYC, and how much is the rent? (I understand that both these questions are hard to answer, but a rough guess?) I'm asking because I like the idea of working in NYC for a while, and would love to see some numbers to compare with the market back here in Norway.
- rgejman 15y ago
  Based on anecdotal evidence from my friends and my own renting experience: Salaries: between 60 and ~100k for 0-2 years out of college (those are my friend's age ranges). Rent: Highly dependent on where you live. Assuming you want to live decently in Manhattan, expect to pay anywhere from $1k (in Washington Heights) to $2k/mo (in, e.g. UWS) to unlimited for other areas for a 1-bedroom apartment (or equivalent). Obviously, this can be cheaper or more expensive depending on if you want roommates, location, quality of building and quality of apartment. Living expenses: Obviously depends on how you live. Take what you pay right now and add 30-40%.
  - gsiener 15y ago
    As another data point, you can find some great deals with a 30ish minute commute in Brooklyn. Yes you can easily pay as much as UWS/Tribeca but there are more deals out here. Another pro tip: ride a bike and save $5/day on your commute!
    - venturebros 15y ago
      I have heard Brooklyn was cheap. I am looking around that area for the fall.
      - mbubb 15y ago
        Brooklyn is a great idea. Also "Long Island City" in Queens. Hoboken, Jersey City. If you live near the subway in those places you can have a 20 min ride to midtown/downtown NYC.
        Johngibb 15y ago
        I lived in Hoboken for three years while working in NYC. First, I'd recommend living very close to the PATH station. The buses are very hit or miss, depend on traffic, and don't run frequently on weekends. Also, if you're out in NYC on a weekend and want a cab home to somewhere like brooklyn, it'll only cost you like 15 bucks. However, if you want one to Hoboken, it'll cost you around 50-60... Really a pain when the PATH only comes every half hour after midnight.
        gyardley 15y ago
        Hoboken's where I live and I love it. Rent about 50% of what it'd be in the West Village, just across the river. PATH train makes for a quick commute and runs 24 hours. City is walkable, Fresh Direct delivers, Grimaldi's and Maxwell's are here... As long as you can walk to the PATH, the loser factor on weekends (Jersey's finest comes to party) is the only real downside.
      - aplusbi 15y ago
        There are areas of Brooklyn that rival Manhattan prices, but generally speaking the further away from Manhattan you go the cheaper the rent gets.
frankdenbow 15y ago
+1 to Carter'd thoughts. Some other resources are these: - FindAHacker.com (mostly NYC focused, email list of opportunities) - HireLite.com (video chat speed dating for hiring) - InsideStartups.org (email list of job opportunities) There are many places looking, so things are certainly in your favor in NYC. Plus the city is awesome!
- venturebros 15y ago
  thanks for the resources!
sbisker 15y ago
What mailing list is this? I'm looking at moving to NY soon myself from beautiful Boston. If nothing else, I could use some help learning about "the scene".

hucker 15y ago

I have a question, how are the salaries for web engineers with masters in NYC, and how much is the rent? (I understand that both these questions are hard to answer, but a rough guess?) I'm asking because I like the idea of working in NYC for a while, and would love to see some numbers to compare with the market back here in Norway.

rgejman 15y ago
Based on anecdotal evidence from my friends and my own renting experience: Salaries: between 60 and ~100k for 0-2 years out of college (those are my friend's age ranges). Rent: Highly dependent on where you live. Assuming you want to live decently in Manhattan, expect to pay anywhere from $1k (in Washington Heights) to $2k/mo (in, e.g. UWS) to unlimited for other areas for a 1-bedroom apartment (or equivalent). Obviously, this can be cheaper or more expensive depending on if you want roommates, location, quality of building and quality of apartment. Living expenses: Obviously depends on how you live. Take what you pay right now and add 30-40%.
- gsiener 15y ago
  As another data point, you can find some great deals with a 30ish minute commute in Brooklyn. Yes you can easily pay as much as UWS/Tribeca but there are more deals out here. Another pro tip: ride a bike and save $5/day on your commute!
  - venturebros 15y ago
    I have heard Brooklyn was cheap. I am looking around that area for the fall.
    - mbubb 15y ago
      Brooklyn is a great idea. Also "Long Island City" in Queens. Hoboken, Jersey City. If you live near the subway in those places you can have a 20 min ride to midtown/downtown NYC.
      - Johngibb 15y ago
        I lived in Hoboken for three years while working in NYC. First, I'd recommend living very close to the PATH station. The buses are very hit or miss, depend on traffic, and don't run frequently on weekends. Also, if you're out in NYC on a weekend and want a cab home to somewhere like brooklyn, it'll only cost you like 15 bucks. However, if you want one to Hoboken, it'll cost you around 50-60... Really a pain when the PATH only comes every half hour after midnight.
      - gyardley 15y ago
        Hoboken's where I live and I love it. Rent about 50% of what it'd be in the West Village, just across the river. PATH train makes for a quick commute and runs 24 hours. City is walkable, Fresh Direct delivers, Grimaldi's and Maxwell's are here... As long as you can walk to the PATH, the loser factor on weekends (Jersey's finest comes to party) is the only real downside.
    - aplusbi 15y ago
      There are areas of Brooklyn that rival Manhattan prices, but generally speaking the further away from Manhattan you go the cheaper the rent gets.

frankdenbow 15y ago

+1 to Carter'd thoughts. Some other resources are these: - FindAHacker.com (mostly NYC focused, email list of opportunities) - HireLite.com (video chat speed dating for hiring) - InsideStartups.org (email list of job opportunities) There are many places looking, so things are certainly in your favor in NYC. Plus the city is awesome!

venturebros 15y ago
thanks for the resources!

sbisker 15y ago

What mailing list is this? I'm looking at moving to NY soon myself from beautiful Boston. If nothing else, I could use some help learning about "the scene".