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Thank you for the answer, much appreciated -- a lot of people throw out comments like yours but won't back them up. I'm probably not the right fit for the job,
by throwawaylinux 5y ago
Thank you for the answer, much appreciated -- a lot of people throw out comments like yours but won't back them up.
I'm probably not the right fit for the job, I'm happily a lowly kernel developer with 20 years experience on half the salary and not in SV/SF. But I do appreciate the answer and maybe your post leads to a mutually beneficial arrangement with someone here.
- renewiltord 5y agoI once aspired to be a kernel dev. As an aside, I once spoke to an engineer at a previous gig and told him that we don't get as low-level as what he was used to (wrote kernel code) and he was affronted. Had to calm him down and tell him that I meant "close to the metal" not "inferior software". Didn't work out for other reasons but I was embarrassed.
- throwawaylinux 5y agoSounds like he needed some thicker skin or awareness of the terms of art in his own field! I don't think you had anything to be embarrassed about, that's what my pun was related to. Although as another aside, I know some kernel devs who do very low level work for HFT. You're not in Chicago or NYC so maybe you're not in that game. Or at least you're happy to keep a healthy distance from the coalface.