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Can't we use New York software engineer salaries as an analog here? It's another market where good engineers are highly sought after. $200k for an engineer with
by keeptrying 15y ago
Can't we use New York software engineer salaries as an analog here? It's another market where good engineers are highly sought after. $200k for an engineer with 8 years work experience is not uncommon.
Hedge funds pay $250k consistently.
Wouldn't SV look something similar?
Your argument is technically right but It sounds like an excuse to punt on a practice that most of us find f$cking despicable.
- apgwoz 15y ago$200K? In a bank, or a startup? That's not something I've seen outside of CTO roles.
- pg 15y agoYour argument is technically right but It sounds like an excuse to punt on a practice that most of us find f$cking despicable. I'll take that. If I have to choose between saying something true but unpopular or false but popular, I hope I'd always choose the former.
- keeptrying 15y agoI think I speak for everyone here when I say that we'd love to have your brain figure out how much of an effect this collusion could have had on engineer salaries or how to make sure this doesnt happen again.