Ask HN: What is the average salary for a front-end dev at a SF startup?

5 pointsfandawg1953 comments

Assuming several years of experience at a startup with series c or d funding, what can one expect?

Depends how good you are and how good you are at negotiating. I've heard of $120-130k being common for midlevel developers, although I was once offered $120k for a senior frontend position at SF from a YC startup.

I would not settle less than $150k if I was going for a senior position. Definitely not under $125k for a midlevel developer.

while we're at it, what skills best describe said developer?

I would say an ability to develop a UI while following a shop's preferred style guideline. I would say a mastery of CSS3+HTML is necessary, advanced JS related to DOM manipulation is also welcome.

Familiarity with CSS preprocessors would be considered big +.

A taste for good design as well ?

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