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> We have trouble hiring good C++ developers, because our candidate pool starts as "people who want to write web applications". You have trouble hiring good C+
by wiseowise 4y ago
> We have trouble hiring good C++ developers, because our candidate pool starts as "people who want to write web applications".
You have trouble hiring good C++ developers, because you don’t pay enough.
- moralestapia 4y agoNow that you touch on that and since I'm considering a role in C/C++ that came up to me. How much is a good salary for that if you're remote (but US based) and have about 10 years of decent experience (plus a PhD in CS).
- Koshkin 4y agoA good pay should cover your expenses, vacations and such, a bit of retirement savings, and leave you with some disposable money as well; otherwise, it depends on how much you want the job. (It's the same old supply vs. demand kind of thing.)
- samus 4y agoThat's a minimal pay in a field where the job market is kind of in favor of the employees.
- gameman144 4y agoIn my mind, this feels more like "acceptable pay". Excluding absolute emergencies, I'd never take any job as a grown adult that didn't check all these boxes.
- morelisp 4y agoAlso true, but not the only reason nor a particularly relevant response.
- samus 4y agoHigh salaries won't magically make experienced C/C++ programmers appear out of thin air.
- wiseowise 4y agoSure they will, you’ll have to constantly compete for them because supply is low, though.