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These are all subjective. I worked on Haskell, without a degree, on interesting problems for an NY salary remotely out of my bedroom in Oxford. I have since mov

by exdsq 5y ago

These are all subjective. I worked on Haskell, without a degree, on interesting problems for an NY salary remotely out of my bedroom in Oxford. I have since moved to the Bay Area and am working for an Eastern European country while earning a Bay Area rate.

Ambix 5y ago
I'm living in Moscow, Russia and I know for sure that we have so many crypto companies here but still I was not aware that they are ready to pay Bay Area salaries :)
- exdsq 5y ago
  I’m sure you can find something if you look! But most are happy with global hires so you can find one elsewhere and apply anyway, I’ve worked with several fantastic Russian devs :)
whateveracct 5y ago
For something like Haskell, you can definitely negotiate that kind of thing if you have some experience. Those skills are highly coveted and valued if you know your worth imo.
filoleg 5y ago
>I have since moved to the Bay Area and am working for an Eastern European country while earning a Bay Area rate. If I understood it correctly, you physically live in Bay Area while working remotely for a company located in Eastern Europe, and you are earning Bay Area rates? This seems like the complete inverse of the situation I usually hear of (working for a Bay Area company remotely in a cheaper area and earning Bay Area rates). Out of pure curiosity, do you mind sharing the name of that Eastern European company? Totally understandable if you aren't willing to do so, but I have a feeling that there is probably literally 1 or 2 companies tops that would be willing to do that, so it isn't really an option for almost anyone. The first two that popped into my mind were Yandex and, to a much lesser degree, VK.
- spoonjim 5y ago
  Jetbrains?
- exdsq 5y ago
  You understand correctly! It's a crypto startup but I don't really want to have my account be to obviously mine. It isn't amazing bay area rates, but it's six figures.
  - filoleg 5y ago
    No need to reveal the exact company name, your clarification was more than enough to address my curiosity in regards to the situation. I really appreciate you giving just enough info, without compromising your own privacy, especially since it sounds like it is a small startup.
    - pcthrowaway 5y ago
      For me it was just enough information to make me more curious about what type of crypto company. I work for one too, but not on the fun web3 side of things.
      - moneywoes 5y ago
        Do you mind elaborating on what that is? Looking to learn as much about web 3 as possible. Thanks
        pcthrowaway 5y ago
        I work for a company that does market making for crypto exchanges and projects, but I'm mainly doing fullstack webdev for internal apps right now.
        exdsq 5y ago
        What are you looking to learn about? I can get some links together tomorrow and send them over to you :)

by exdsq 5y ago

Ambix 5y ago

I'm living in Moscow, Russia and I know for sure that we have so many crypto companies here but still I was not aware that they are ready to pay Bay Area salaries :)

exdsq 5y ago
I’m sure you can find something if you look! But most are happy with global hires so you can find one elsewhere and apply anyway, I’ve worked with several fantastic Russian devs :)

whateveracct 5y ago

For something like Haskell, you can definitely negotiate that kind of thing if you have some experience. Those skills are highly coveted and valued if you know your worth imo.

filoleg 5y ago

>I have since moved to the Bay Area and am working for an Eastern European country while earning a Bay Area rate. If I understood it correctly, you physically live in Bay Area while working remotely for a company located in Eastern Europe, and you are earning Bay Area rates? This seems like the complete inverse of the situation I usually hear of (working for a Bay Area company remotely in a cheaper area and earning Bay Area rates). Out of pure curiosity, do you mind sharing the name of that Eastern European company? Totally understandable if you aren't willing to do so, but I have a feeling that there is probably literally 1 or 2 companies tops that would be willing to do that, so it isn't really an option for almost anyone. The first two that popped into my mind were Yandex and, to a much lesser degree, VK.

spoonjim 5y ago
Jetbrains?
exdsq 5y ago
You understand correctly! It's a crypto startup but I don't really want to have my account be to obviously mine. It isn't amazing bay area rates, but it's six figures.
- filoleg 5y ago
  No need to reveal the exact company name, your clarification was more than enough to address my curiosity in regards to the situation. I really appreciate you giving just enough info, without compromising your own privacy, especially since it sounds like it is a small startup.
  - pcthrowaway 5y ago
    For me it was just enough information to make me more curious about what type of crypto company. I work for one too, but not on the fun web3 side of things.
    - moneywoes 5y ago
      Do you mind elaborating on what that is? Looking to learn as much about web 3 as possible. Thanks
      - pcthrowaway 5y ago
        I work for a company that does market making for crypto exchanges and projects, but I'm mainly doing fullstack webdev for internal apps right now.
      - exdsq 5y ago
        What are you looking to learn about? I can get some links together tomorrow and send them over to you :)