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Re:Google Plans Large New York City Expansion by timeseries2018 on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:12PM (#18403677)
Doesn't a fintech programmer already make ~$450k (all in)
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Re:Google Plans Large New York City Expansion by claydavisss on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:34PM (#18403772)
Zero chance that is typical
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Re:Google Plans Large New York City Expansion by CydeWeys on Wednesday November 07, 2018 @08:44PM (#18403806)
It's typical for fintech programmers at top-tier firms. Not typical across SWE jobs in general in NYC, of course.

The thing about fintech though is they get worked really hard. It's very much a "You eat what you kill" mentality. On an hourly basis you might be better off "only" making $300K at a FAANG and working normal 40 hour work-weeks.

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Re:Google Plans Large New York City Expansion by necubi on Thursday November 08, 2018 @02:07AM (#18404787)
Pretty typical for a mid-level engineer at a top quant fund. More senior salaries get into the low 7 figures.

Source: recently interviewed with a few top quant funds in NY

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