YC asking for ways to improve the experience of working early at a startup ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17286939 … ) has a lot of people asking "Wait, are rumors of engineers at AppAmaGooFaceSoft predictably getting $400k packages true?" Yes. Yes, they absolutely are.
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I feel like I have to chime in on this topic every 6 months because every time, every single time, this comes up, a lot of folks in less great situations say (out of ignorance and/or sour grapes) "There is no way that that could actually be a thing!"
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And the folks at AppAmaGooBookSoft exercise a skill which is drilled into you early and pointedly say nothing. Some times, they like a tweet from one of the outside-the-company folks saying the obviously true and uncontroversial thing about their career ladder.
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This is an under emphasized point. Other experience may or may not matter. Just like 5-7 years experience
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How many years AmGoogSoft Sw Engr is ur sample size (with the 5-7 years there) ? What % have reached the $400k/yr point?
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