Re:The tech interview prep industry
by askafriend on Sunday April 03, 2022 @09:45PM
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Exactly. Someone senior with 6+yrs of exp can easily make $400-600k. So unless you're already making $300k+, it's far more than 10-20%.
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I'm at 15+ years of experience and not even close to that. You're describing a small fringe of the industry.
Same but it's not because it's not possible, it's because we simply have not bargained well enough for ourselves. This decade I decided to, and I'm already seeing what the OP laid out. Literally, until you ask for what you're worth, you will continue to get low balled.
I seem to be stuck. Even companies that at first seem amenable to giving me a significant increase always try to talk me down later in the hiring process. Dropped out of a few because of that.
Recently went through the leetcode circus myself and ended up with an offer in this range, thus 4-5x my previous salary, and I have 7 years of experience. The interview had almost nothing to do with my work experience (which isn't that great btw) except for the behavioral portion. I am not exceptional either - most HN comments go over my head really quickly. Now I can actually think about affording real estate and starting a family.
Companies that can pay this much aren't rare. They're all in plain sight. FAANG, Coinbase, Stripe, Brex, to name a few.
6 years at 600k is a stretch. 400k is very doable though. I think you're looking at closer to 10+ years to hit the higher end of 600k (at big tech)
I keep hearing this, but which positions are they and what job history are they looking for?