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Hey my name is Charlie and I am one of the founders here at DSQ. Happy to answer any questions or provide further info here.
by cdolan 3y ago
Hey my name is Charlie and I am one of the founders here at DSQ. Happy to answer any questions or provide further info here.
- reactordev 3y agoWhy such a low rate?
- cdolan 3y agoI'd be curious to hear your benchmarks that give you the impression this is a low rate. When accounting for total compensation including base salary, benefits, bonuses, 401k programs, time off, and non-monetary benefits like a clean codebase and positive team, we find our total package exceeds most/all comparable offerings on the market (such as those seen on https://larajobs.com/ https://larajobs.com/)
- SteveNuts 3y agoZiprecruiter gives $131,390 national average for "Senior PHP developer salary" Glassdoor gives $135,000 average for "Senior PHP Developer" My experience: The lowest I've seen for a Sr. Dev in my area is $120k base salary. However, this looks like a fullstack engineer since you mention frontend components so that may mean even more. It's fine to set the pay at whatever you want, but it's objectively low for the role. If you have calculations on what the overall comp would be that would probably help.
- brandonmenc 3y ago> non-monetary benefits like a clean codebase “We’re going to pay you less because our code is clean” seems... odd.
- reactordev 3y agoIf you find your package compelling, that’s all that matters really.
- el_benhameen 3y agoIf you benchmark based on other posts on this month’s “Who is Hiring” thread, I currently see two other roles with a low bound at or below $100k. Both have upper bounds much higher than $100k, though. If we assume that most other posters here will have similar PTO/benefits policies, then $100k is on the very low end unless the bonus component is very large. (I have no dog in this fight but thought it was an interesting question.)
- angoragoats 3y agoComparing to Larajobs is comparing yourself to a very narrow slice of the job market which (admittedly based on my limited understanding) is populated by a larger-than-average number of offshore contractors. This likely skews the average compensation package lower compared to other types of roles. Based on your description, this role seems to be more of a Senior Full Stack Engineer, a title with significantly more responsibility than "Laravel Developer." Until your clean codebase and positive team can pay my mortgage or other bills, I will not factor them into compensation comparisons. The national average for a senior full stack engineer, according to Glassdoor, is $160k. You could probably argue that Pittsburgh is a lower-cost area than average, but I still think you're 10-20k low in base salary alone, at bare minimum.
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- mgkimsal 3y agoAre you open to part-time/contract folks instead of full-time?
- Implicated 3y agoHey Charlie - I reached out on Twitter as I tend to not keep up with comment chains very well here and you don't have any alternative contact methods on your HN profile.
- cdolan 3y agoI’ll check Twitter in a bit and respond there, I didn’t see the messages but may have gone to the silenced folder
- guinness74 3y agoIs there equity available?
- cdolan 3y agoThanks for asking - we are building the company for a long term hold and do not offer traditional equity that you’d see in a VC backed company. Instead we’ve committed to a quarterly bonus based upon revenue.
- Stefaans 3y agoCharlie, would you accept an application for an amazing [according to my wife] Sr. Software Developer located in Canada?
- cdolan 3y agoWe listed this for USA but I’d encourage you to apply and I’ll check on the details from an HR standpoint.