Re:Reduced-hours software development engineer position at A...
by WaxProlix on Wednesday February 02, 2022 @11:25PM
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Market has gone up, too - if you're a recent hire, your comp targets are actually above those of your seniors. As an incoming L4 you can make up to 200k now, whereas 140 or 150 was considered 'good' 5 or 6 years ago. L6s who are pulling in mid 3s can leave and get 5-600k elsewhere very easily. It's not that the amazon money is bad per se, just that the industry and talent market are kind of crazy right now.
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Re:Reduced-hours software development engineer position at A...
by freyr on Thursday February 03, 2022 @03:44AM
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L6 at Amazon is two levels up from the bottom (“senior engineer”)? Where are they making $500k-$600k a year?
From levels.fyi, FAANG and the unicorns are almost all in the $300k-$400k range. Have offers gone up $200k in the last few months? Or are you assuming people are moving up a level?
Re:Reduced-hours software development engineer position at A...
by WaxProlix on Thursday February 03, 2022 @06:33PM
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It's true actually, levels shows them topping out at ~400, but I personally know a few who are well above that.
Re:Reduced-hours software development engineer position at A...
by comp_throw7 on Friday February 04, 2022 @04:19PM
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https://www.levels.fyi/company/Amazon/salaries/Software-Engi...
If you filter by "New Offers Only", you'll see a pretty sharp shift in the trend starting around October 2021.
Same with Uber, a notable uptick starting late last year: https://www.levels.fyi/company/Uber/salaries/Software-Engine...
The top of the band has probably gone up more than the median offer, and most companies didn't increase their bands by that much (yet). This is definitely a case of "the future is here - just not evenly distributed yet".