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I have been. That's been the most important factor in considering the offers I've gotten here and elsewhere. Where I'm from, standard rent for a 2500sq ft house in a great area is like $1500/mo... Split 3 ways, it's $500/mo rent. I'll never live that cheaply again.

Ask HN: In San Fran Area today only, Looking for interviews

Hey guys, I flew out here yesterday for two interviews with startups and one went well, while the other was mediocre. I figured that while I'm here and the day is far from over, I might see if anyone else is looking for developers.About me:I'm a junior level developer + project manager by day. My biggest tools are Ruby, Rails, Javascript (jQuery mostly), and HTML/CSS. Half front-end/half...

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Re:Ask HN: San Fran "Competitive Salary" for Devs on Thursday June 02, 2011 @01:06AM (#2610788)
Judging worth is not always easy unfortunately. It varies by need, in relation to other benefits, region, and more. I wish there was a simple test to take that would spit out a salary worth... Alas...
Re:Ask HN: San Fran "Competitive Salary" for Devs on Wednesday June 01, 2011 @11:16PM (#2610510)
Awesome at what? Solving problems? Check. Dedicating myself to things? Check. Working hard to get things done properly and quickly? Check. Having fun doing these things? Double check.

I'm not the best programmer in the world (jr level I'd say), but I sure as hell love what I do and I'm improving every day.

Currently my biggest tools are Ruby, Rails, Javascript (jQuery mostly), and HTML/CSS. Half front-end/half back-end dev in my day job.

email me: [email protected] if you're interested in talking.

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Ask HN: San Fran "Competitive Salary" for Devs

How much should one ask for for a San Fran "startup" developer position? Midwest salaries are much lower (due to cost of living and small tech scene) and the avg developer makes around $60k, so my reference point is low. Moving to the valley and possibly getting a job for an exploding startup, what is a reasonable starting point w/ 3 years of solid experience?

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Ask HN: Leveraging offers against current company

I'm currently employed with a kick ass company that I really love. Unfortunately, I'm paid about $20,000/yr under where I should be. Recently I've had headhunters calling me and one company is very interested in hiring me (the offer is almost 100% in the bag). I actually don't have any desire to leave or move, but I can't pass the money up. Meanwhile, I have a big opportunity looming (my...

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