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> A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $125,840 - $238,160 per year for the role of Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Rust Genomics.

by tibbon 2y ago

> A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $125,840 - $238,160 per year for the role of Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Rust Genomics. The market for principal engineers with Rust experience has _really_ shifted it seems over the past 24 months. $125k was graduation salary rates a few years ago, not someone 10-20 years in.

j7ake 2y ago
It’s a support role for a researchers: the institute makes probably zero profit. A six figure salary seems generous, ask how much the postdocs are getting paid there. Their skills are more rare than rust for sure.
- clmcleod 2y ago
  Though we are a non-profit research institute, I don’t want that to be an excuse here: I’m looking to hire the very best software engineers to build a new foundation for all of genomics. That’s not a small task, and I certainly don’t want folks to feel like their careers are hindered by working on such an important and hard problem. As I outlined above, I think we are hitting that mark on being competitive at face value today. I do appreciate the sentiment though! Postdocs are vastly underappreciated, and we do work right alongside many. Another very important note: it’s definitely not a support role. This is a role where our team owns the intellectual contribution of what needs building and how it’s built. Just wanted to make sure that’s clear!
  - j7ake 2y ago
    Thanks for clarifying
  - maerF0x0 2y ago
    The very top end of that range is normal in todays market, but it'd be paired with ~50-100% of salary in Bonuses / Equity. So it really depends on what the rest of the comp looks like.
    - Aeolun 2y ago
      Some people would like it just for the contribution they are making, and the salary is far from shitty. The top of the range would triple my own anyhow.
clmcleod 2y ago
It’s a good point. One thing I didn’t mention in the above post is that this is _technically_ a posting for the level below Principal AND Principal. Thus, you’re seeing the very lowest salary for the position below Principal and then the highest salary for Principal as the range. Furthermore, the way that St. Jude does ranges is a bit strange anyways (to me at least), as the ranges listed are very wide bands that apply to all positions at St. Jude. All that being said, I would argue we’re quite competitive on salary. If it’s a concern for you but you’re interested in applying, just apply and flag to me you’d like to discuss it early on in the process.
- dazed_confused 2y ago
  Yeah cost of living in TN is verrrryyyyy different than the west coast…
  - Elijahk 2y ago
    it's sort of amazing. And no income tax!

by tibbon 2y ago

j7ake 2y ago

It’s a support role for a researchers: the institute makes probably zero profit. A six figure salary seems generous, ask how much the postdocs are getting paid there. Their skills are more rare than rust for sure.

clmcleod 2y ago
Though we are a non-profit research institute, I don’t want that to be an excuse here: I’m looking to hire the very best software engineers to build a new foundation for all of genomics. That’s not a small task, and I certainly don’t want folks to feel like their careers are hindered by working on such an important and hard problem. As I outlined above, I think we are hitting that mark on being competitive at face value today. I do appreciate the sentiment though! Postdocs are vastly underappreciated, and we do work right alongside many. Another very important note: it’s definitely not a support role. This is a role where our team owns the intellectual contribution of what needs building and how it’s built. Just wanted to make sure that’s clear!
- j7ake 2y ago
  Thanks for clarifying
- maerF0x0 2y ago
  The very top end of that range is normal in todays market, but it'd be paired with ~50-100% of salary in Bonuses / Equity. So it really depends on what the rest of the comp looks like.
  - Aeolun 2y ago
    Some people would like it just for the contribution they are making, and the salary is far from shitty. The top of the range would triple my own anyhow.

clmcleod 2y ago

It’s a good point. One thing I didn’t mention in the above post is that this is _technically_ a posting for the level below Principal AND Principal. Thus, you’re seeing the very lowest salary for the position below Principal and then the highest salary for Principal as the range. Furthermore, the way that St. Jude does ranges is a bit strange anyways (to me at least), as the ranges listed are very wide bands that apply to all positions at St. Jude. All that being said, I would argue we’re quite competitive on salary. If it’s a concern for you but you’re interested in applying, just apply and flag to me you’d like to discuss it early on in the process.

dazed_confused 2y ago
Yeah cost of living in TN is verrrryyyyy different than the west coast…
- Elijahk 2y ago
  it's sort of amazing. And no income tax!