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Mind if I ask where you are located and what you are doing? I know job titles are meaningless but where does it only take 4 years experience to be a senior eng
by thejteam 15y ago
Mind if I ask where you are located and what you are doing? I know job titles are meaningless but where does it only take 4 years experience to be a senior engineer and earn 115K? I have 10 years and I'm still a few years away from being considered a senior engineer. I'm not in California, but DC area doesn't exactly have the lowest cost of living either and I don't make 115K.
- caw 15y agoI agree. "A few hundred employees" and the average amount of time to be considered a senior engineer is only 4 years? That's either a title for title's sake, or the actual engineering department is all of 10 people.
- djb_hackernews 15y agoEvery place I've been you make senior engineer by your 3rd year. It usually looks something like I->II->Senior->Principal->Senior Principal->Architect for purely technical roles. I live in DC and I can tell you, if you have 10 years experience, and you aren't at least senior and/or you don't make 115k, something is VERY wrong.
- rollypolly 15y agoI agree. Senior after 4 years sounds like either (1) title inflation, or (2) this person is exceptionally smart.