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I don't think Microsoft stack offers a path to like, a mid-six-figure job at a major Silicon Valley tech company. Nor will you me able to leverage much of the S
by closeparen 5y ago
I don't think Microsoft stack offers a path to like, a mid-six-figure job at a major Silicon Valley tech company. Nor will you me able to leverage much of the SV ecosystem if you're trying to do a startup. In that sense it could be seen as a career dead end.
But there are plenty of solidly middle-class developer jobs in the IT departments of traditional companies, and a robust ecosystem of small consulting firms all around the country; I would guess that your best bet for optimizing lifetime earnings on the Microsoft stack is to grow some business savvy and start one of those.
- atwebb 5y agoIt would more likely lead to a six figure job at an enterprise company or consultancy. MSFT "stack" is enormous.
- closeparen 5y agoI don’t know how many enterprises are paying their mainstream senior engineers $400k like a Facebook or an Uber or an Airbnb does.
- acdha 5y agoBut there are a LOT more of them and they’re located around the world. If you aren’t located in SF/NYC, $200k plus stable hours isn’t exactly terrible — and if that means you’re near family or other regional draws, that’s plenty for many of people.
- ivalm 5y agoSure, but you are settling for sub 200k at an enterprise co vs 300-500k at a tech co.
- ouvewb92b 5y ago> I don't think Microsoft stack offers a path to like, a mid-six-figure job at a major Silicon Valley tech company. Maybe at Microsoft?
- lostmsu 5y agoMicrosoft does not pay mid-six-figures. They are lagging behind monsters like Facebook and Google (but so does Apple AFAIK).