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Jobs as a software engineer at 1m/year? Sorry, I simply don't believe you.
by junon 4y ago
Jobs as a software engineer at 1m/year? Sorry, I simply don't believe you.
- bradlys 4y agoStock appreciation is a hell of a drug. I have worked with multiple engineers making multiple millions a year. They were all ICs. To break into the 1% in SV - you need to make $3.6mil/yr. Just let that sink in. It's a very rich place.
- junon 4y agoI didn't get that stock was part of that equation. I took it as base salary. SV is an outlier, really wish people would stop talking as though that's a universal amount, and that if you don't make that amount then you're not senior. I lived in SV and it's a disgustingly money-oriented culture.
- runako 4y agoYou need to speak to more senior people who work at companies that make their money selling software or Internet services. ("Senior" is not 5 years of experience. Think engineers in their 30s & 40s.)
- junon 4y agoI wish people would stop talking to me as if I don't realize this. This conversation gets had every week on HN and people talk as though seniority is this rich person only club that applies everywhere.
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- runako 4y agoNevermind, carry on then. Top engineers usually max out at around $200k all-in. Sorry for the confusion.
- bufferoverflow 4y agoThere are software engineers that make much more https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/11/google-offers-staff-engineer-3-5-million-to-turn-down-facebook-offer/ https://techcrunch.com/2010/11/11/google-offers-staff-engine...