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So far we haven't had a candidate pass because of salary yet. Typically candidates looking for that stable $400k salary never even talk with startups, because t

So far we haven't had a candidate pass because of salary yet. Typically candidates looking for that stable $400k salary never even talk with startups, because they know that's only a FAANG position.

scarface_74 2y ago
Out of curiosity, I looked at how much your company pays. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/omniai/jobs https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/omniai/jobs This doesn’t come close to what a mid level enterprise CRUD developer could make in Atlanta.
- themanmaran 2y ago
  I'm from Atlanta, and $175k is pretty square with ATL ranges[1]. It's not a Google salary, but startup comp is always more equity weighted. [1] https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta...
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    My bad, looking at the page from mobile it didn’t look like a salary range. I misinterpreted it. I just saw $125K. That being said, I would hope that position is remote for $175K. I would have jumped on it when I was a pure software developer working in Atlanta. But working locally in SF for that amount?
    - what 2y ago
      If you can’t live comfortably on 175k in SF, you have a spending problem.
      - scarface_74 2y ago
        And according to the calculators I saw, it would be 46% more expensive than living in Atlanta. But we you can choose other metro areas that are not on the west coast for comparison where you could also make $175K as a senior
  - logotype 2y ago
    you guys like sunglasses
    - scarface_74 2y ago
      $145K is the median according to levels.fyi and 175K is around the 75th percentile. According to salary.com, that’s the median for the highest level of IC in Atlanta. https://www.salary.com/tools/salary-calculator/software-engineer-v/atlanta-ga https://www.salary.com/tools/salary-calculator/software-engi...
doctorpangloss 2y ago
A person who takes a $175k/y but works 3.5h/d instead of 8h/d really costs the business $400k/y. Your colleagues' network of high quality instant hires is only interested in switching to $400k/y opportunities. This coin has many sides but it isn't complicated.

So far we haven't had a candidate pass because of salary yet. Typically candidates looking for that stable $400k salary never even talk with startups, because they know that's only a FAANG position.

scarface_74 2y ago

Out of curiosity, I looked at how much your company pays. https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/omniai/jobs https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/omniai/jobs This doesn’t come close to what a mid level enterprise CRUD developer could make in Atlanta.

themanmaran 2y ago
I'm from Atlanta, and $175k is pretty square with ATL ranges[1]. It's not a Google salary, but startup comp is always more equity weighted. [1] https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta-area https://www.levels.fyi/t/software-engineer/locations/atlanta...
- scarface_74 2y ago
  My bad, looking at the page from mobile it didn’t look like a salary range. I misinterpreted it. I just saw $125K. That being said, I would hope that position is remote for $175K. I would have jumped on it when I was a pure software developer working in Atlanta. But working locally in SF for that amount?
  - what 2y ago
    If you can’t live comfortably on 175k in SF, you have a spending problem.
    - scarface_74 2y ago
      And according to the calculators I saw, it would be 46% more expensive than living in Atlanta. But we you can choose other metro areas that are not on the west coast for comparison where you could also make $175K as a senior
- logotype 2y ago
  you guys like sunglasses
  - scarface_74 2y ago
    $145K is the median according to levels.fyi and 175K is around the 75th percentile. According to salary.com, that’s the median for the highest level of IC in Atlanta. https://www.salary.com/tools/salary-calculator/software-engineer-v/atlanta-ga https://www.salary.com/tools/salary-calculator/software-engi...

doctorpangloss 2y ago

A person who takes a $175k/y but works 3.5h/d instead of 8h/d really costs the business $400k/y. Your colleagues' network of high quality instant hires is only interested in switching to $400k/y opportunities. This coin has many sides but it isn't complicated.