When I interviewed for a 'lead' wireless network engineering position at google (mountain view), they were only paying 180k at the top end. I wasn't interested in moving there for that salary. The cost of living is so high, you really have to double your salary from the RDU area just to thread water. Then deal with mother fucking traffic. If the average tech position is paying 250k in the bay area, I wasn't seeing it at google or most of the other places I was looking at.

To top it off, the fuckers at google wouldn't give me a range, after I repeatedly told the recruiter that if they wanted me, it was going to have to be a balls out offer. I used glassdoor.com to get some insight.

I am sure that played a part in not progressing through the interview process after a technically superior interview, but in fairness, I just wanted them to offer me so I could turn it down and use it for leverage.

They would not give me feedback on the interview, then had the audacity to send me a survey. I told them, direct quote, that I would give them the same amount of feedback they gave me... "Jack shit". needless to say, I won't be working for them



[Edited on December 29, 2015 at 4:07 PM. Reason : /]

12/29/2015 4:02:45 PM

Quote :

" I get the impression that a lot of RTP companies are around 90k "

Quote :

" There are companies that pay $100k in Raleigh and had two coworkers that made $130k at the same company. I was making $100k in 2011, but only after looking for a long time. "

I have a lot of friends in the 90-100 range and low 100s is def reasonable. Like I said, really just depends on experience and if you negotiate your offer well. As mentioned on the previous page, some people also include bonuses when discussing their pay too which may artificially inflate #s to some extent. Other people I've worked with are consultants who just have an hourly rate which would also artificially inflate #s.

12/29/2015 4:32:53 PM

^^ roughly same experience with them, but what I understand is the stock is where you make that up to the high ranges. If you have a negotiating position and they want you then you can expect a huge stock package.

There is definitely a $20k premium on just housing in the bay. When I was there I paid 2x what I was paying in Raleigh and I think it'd be 3x at this point. Some of the other expenses like food and alcohol area out the same as Raleigh--with exception of comparing the high end.

[Edited on December 29, 2015 at 5:19 PM. Reason : A]

12/29/2015 5:15:12 PM

The company I work for has a bonus program, but there hasn't been a bonus since 2009. LOL. Yet they continue to use that as a recruiting tool to lure people in at a lower salary than what I think is average here in RTP area.

To be fair though, we've been bought out twice, but now we're part of a business unit within a multi-billion dollar company, still no bonuses and raises were limited last year to a 3% cap and that's if you were a top performer.

I like the flexibility I have at work. My hours aren't really tracked, and they don't care what I do as long as I get projects done. I get plan of record time on side projects that I design to improve internal processes. However, with all of that, I do think the pay is kinda low - at least for the level that I'm at. If I could find a similar work environment with more $, then that would be great.

I'm just a hair above 75K. Currently doing software QA and making custom automation to test proprietary OS, multiple languages involved. Been doing that since 09. Had to fight to get promoted to engineer II once I got my MS in '10.

[Edited on December 30, 2015 at 1:11 PM. Reason : changed "my company" to "company I work for"]

12/30/2015 1:11:18 PM

Hah, reminds me of IBM talking about their 0-12% bonus and raise structure when I first started when no one would ever get remotely close to 12%, at least not while I was there.

We're always hiring automated QA at Fidelity is your looking to make a move.

12/30/2015 5:15:00 PM

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"Bay area seems to be bottom end of $170k and I keep hearing that $250k is normal"

I haven't seen this at all. I'd be curious to know where these numbers are coming from.

1/2/2016 9:15:59 PM

^ hackernews/reddit threads on salary, what friends make and what I've been offered.

I am only aware of senior and lead roles.

1/3/2016 11:09:54 AM

^,^^ all the positions I've looked at or been recruited for in the bay area were 150-250k. however, I've been able to demand the same or higher numbers on the east coast with the right companies. I honestly haven't found many companies I really care to move for.

they were all senior/principal/lead positions

[Edited on January 3, 2016 at 2:22 PM. Reason : surprisingly, LA area positions were all in the 250-300K range]

1/3/2016 2:13:46 PM

^Agreed. You can get those same numbers on the east coast.

1/5/2016 12:54:53 PM

Quote :

"all the positions I've looked at or been recruited for in the bay area were 150-250k."

you can hit those numbers in atlanta with 7-10 years experience with a little bit of looking but it rarely will be all salary - typically tied to some equity

1/5/2016 3:43:19 PM

Looking for implementation consultants for a healthcare IT company dealing with health information exchanges. Based out of Raleigh however you would probably be able to WFH wherever. Let me know if you are interested and I can provide more information.

3/3/2016 10:29:55 AM

^ Allscripts?

3/4/2016 7:53:23 PM

^^ pm sent

3/5/2016 1:42:52 PM

^^ Yeah, though working on our HIE solution, not an EHR, a little more fun .

3/6/2016 7:11:31 AM

anyone in dallas,TX area hiring?

3/30/2016 1:32:55 PM

I'm a software developer for a high end vacation rental management company in the Outer Banks. I need to hire a fulltime developer to help me out with some of the day to day things. I'm looking for someone with strong OO and web programming skills. Preferably experienced in the Microsoft stack - ASP.NET MVC/C#/SQL Server, but anyone familiar with OO programming should be able to pick it up. This is local to the Raleigh/Durham area.

There is also another opportunity for a short term contract for a SR level software engineer. Again the Microsoft stack.

Please contact me for more details:
josef[d0t]akinc[at]gmail[d0t]com


Job Description:

Local position to assist in developing and maintaining website and backend tools for our client, Twiddy & Company, a high end vacation rental management technology company in the Northern Outer Banks. We are a market leader and technical innovation is our core strategy. Come and be a part of our small team that can make a big impact.

Responsibilities
Design and implementation of new features and optimizations using best practices
Day to day maintenance

Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

C#, Java, Python, Ruby or any object oriented programming language.

Strong understanding of Object Oriented design principles.

Experience and knowledge of web development, including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax and server side technologies.

Experience with SQL Server or related RDBMS.

An understanding of relational database design, stored procedures, indices, and O/R mapping tools

Experience in data analysis

Ability to learn and troubleshoot independently

[Edited on April 17, 2016 at 11:13 AM. Reason : more details]

4/17/2016 11:12:25 AM

Still looking for full stack, mainly javascript (angular) + java (spring) developers.

4/20/2016 10:30:07 PM

This got passed on to me by a colleague. Don't know anyone specifically looking with the right skills, so thought I'd place it here. PM me if interested, and I'll hook you up with the right people. This may also be posted on NCSU's employment page somewhere, but I haven't looked.

Quote :

"NC State University is looking for a Experienced network architect with a heavy Cisco focus that is planning to move to the Raleigh NC area. The position is high level and will work with other leads within the security, wireless and server areas to set networking & DC strategies as well as implementation plans for the universities 100,000 port network. It will also provide opportunities to work with their research network and grant writers. The salary is negotiable and can be as much as $120,000 for the right candidate."

6/30/2016 11:59:18 AM

I'm looking for a fulltime SR level full stack .NET software engineer.

Job Description:

Local position to assist in developing and maintaining website and backend tools for our client, Twiddy & Company, a high end vacation rental management technology company in the Northern Outer Banks. We are a market leader and technical innovation is our core strategy. Come and be a part of our small team that can make a big impact.

Responsibilities
Design and implementation of new features and optimizations using best practices
Day to day maintenance

Requirements
Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related field

C#, MVC, TypeScript.

Strong understanding of Object Oriented design principles.

Experience and knowledge of web development, including HTML, CSS, Javascript, Ajax and server side technologies.

Experience with SQL Server or related RDBMS.

An understanding of relational database design, stored procedures, indices, and O/R mapping tools

Experience in data analysis

Ability to learn and troubleshoot independently.



Please contact me for more details:
josef[d0t]akinc[at]gmail[d0t]com

8/18/2016 9:23:34 AM

Still hiring at Fidelity.

Automated QA engineers, java, selenium, gherkin, cucumber
Full stack developers, sass, bootstrap, angular js, java rest services, hibernate, jpa

8/20/2016 12:20:07 PM

My company is looking a infrastructure guy in raleigh. Some the work is desktop/laptop imaging , project management, and all in between. Its a contract postion but our company is locked in for next three years there. PM for details.

8/23/2017 9:52:42 AM

Quote :

"you can hit those numbers in atlanta with 7-10 years experience with a little bit of looking but it rarely will be all salary - typically tied to some equity "

If you can hit that in Atlanta, you could definitely have a helicopter and a butler.

8/26/2017 4:18:09 PM

I don't have a helicopter OR a butler

8/26/2017 5:32:48 PM

Nutanix is looking for a Systems Reliability Engineer that is fresh out of school.

http://app.jobvite.com/m?3uYr1jwI

There are plenty of other positions open too.

9/1/2017 9:48:27 AM

From I'm hearing the top places, Google, Facebook, Apple, Netflix, are now offering $300K as a median and starting out of school can get $200K.

It's almost enough to be able to afford a $1.4 million tiny home with a small yard in the Bay Area.

Anyone getting their leetcode on?

[Edited on May 8, 2018 at 10:55 AM. Reason : a]

5/8/2018 10:55:30 AM

i did a few on codewars at the end of last year when I was searching for a new job.

my new job kinda sucks tho so I'm looking again

5/9/2018 11:38:34 AM

I haven't used codewars yet, but an old coworker that got a job at Amazon used it. I really like leetcode over hacker rank, mainly because of not having to print things to stdout and the way it handles test cases. A lot of the hackerrank ones you end up having to do a lot of setup yourself to even get to the problem.

5/9/2018 12:15:02 PM

hey anybody know somebody who works at Adobe? design/UX preferably

5/11/2018 2:11:20 PM

^ I have some twitter followers who know ppl at Adobe that work on UX/UI with an accessibility focus... you trying to jump ship? I could try and send some DMs.

5/16/2018 10:54:11 PM

Anyone use interviewing.io?

5/18/2018 8:59:16 AM

^I have given 12 interviews on it. 2 or 3 of which were actually good, the rest of which were meh. I usually take the last 10-15 minutes to verbally give the candidate my pointers on how they can improve... I hope they've taken it to heart.

It's a pretty great platform for calibrating your eye for talent.

5/24/2018 3:39:34 PM

Can someone send me their portfolio website?

would like to see whats out there and get mine going. PM me if your not comfortable posting it here. I have several PHP projects I would like to get usable.

6/6/2018 6:02:30 PM

so what would y'all say are reasonable salary ranges for mid-senior developers in this area these days

8/28/2018 11:00:29 AM

Without knowing specifics such as how much experience you consider mid senior or what type of development I.e. machine learning vs. something like c, I’d say 100-150.

8/28/2018 11:18:02 AM

let's say 5-10 years of web development with a mainstream tech stack (java/.net/node/RoR/python)

8/28/2018 11:30:44 AM

When you mentioned mid senior, I mistakingly interpreted that as a senior level developer who had been a senior level for a while(mid-range). It sounds like you actually meant mid level OR senior level based on the experience range you mentioned. I’d say 90-130 is pretty accurate given the additional information you provided. Of course there will always be outliers as well as other variables that come into play, like do you work at a profitable company, are there other parts of the compensation package other than money, etc.

8/28/2018 2:15:11 PM

if anyone knows of a mid-level to senior level sysadmin who is lookin for a job, holla at me. I'm hiring.

8/28/2018 3:21:18 PM

Quote :

"I’d say 90-130 is pretty accurate "

8/28/2018 7:16:07 PM

^^ I am, but more or a developer/tester.

10/1/2018 4:35:04 PM

What would director level make in NC now?

10/2/2018 12:10:50 AM

^ I talked to a couple recruiters here recently and sounds like 140-150 range. And not a lot of those positions come open either. I'd get recruiters reaching out to me a couple times a week for those roles and higher in NYC. Feels like I could give my info to every recruiter in RTP and they wouldn't have anything interesting for me except a few times a year. I think whenever it's time to move on from the job I just took it's gonna be a remote only search or start my own thing in town.

10/2/2018 12:57:23 AM

Probably hard to break into because it's small. Maybe need to get your country club membership on.

I went on an interview recently where the CTO was saying that's how he ended up in his role at the company.

10/2/2018 11:03:20 AM

^ I feel like that probably wouldn't help all that much. I feel like the IBM mafia is still too strong around here. Like a good-ol' boy system of mediocrity, rising to low-exec level and just sitting there for 15 years.

10/12/2018 8:49:08 PM

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"Like a good-ol' boy system of mediocrity, rising to low-exec level and just sitting there for 15 years."

the india mafia is also getting strong. See a lot of shitty guys coming over from india because the indian manager pushed for it.

10/13/2018 9:36:18 AM

Indian people in IT are crazy. I have an opportunity to get into Infosys, they have very tight relationship with Fidelity and Wells Fargo. So working for Infosys is actually working for those financial companies, which is cool.

10/13/2018 10:48:38 AM

^^ that's been going on for a while, but my impression is that the folks they're bringing over on H1Bs are really more like indentured servants to whatever company

They bring people over, give them base wages, and run them into the fucking ground while holding corporate green card or whatever type of visa sponsorship they need over their heads.

10/19/2018 9:21:49 PM

Has the Trump stuff had any impact? I don't see any H1Bs in LA, but know they have to be around.

10/19/2018 11:39:00 PM

Quote :

"They bring people over, give them base wages, and run them into the fucking ground while holding corporate green card or whatever type of visa sponsorship they need over their heads. "

"emerging markets" and "re-positioning"

10/22/2018 6:02:42 AM

https://www.wraltechwire.com/2018/10/23/report-charlotte-tops-nation-triangle-as-no-1-tech-town/?ssid=119754944

10/23/2018 9:39:21 AM

Kinda feel like working for a Raleigh-based company these days is leaving cash on the table outside of a few regional outliers. Distributed/remote work is so prolific now that you can just shoot for those jobs and look for a Bay Area salary. It's more work, but it does pay off.

Remote work has its downsides, though. I've yet to see a company that has really figured out remote communication, and frankly, it's just less fun than working in an office (IMO). Of course, avoiding the commute and having more flexible hours has plenty of upsides, so it probably comes down to personal preference and life situation.

10/24/2018 11:51:55 PM