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bluedevilznon No meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees

$250/hr is equivalent to half a million dollar per year. Most PMs at FAANG do not make that much.

If that’s the bottom 75% of the market, what does the top 10% look like?

bluedevilznon Evolving Reddit’s Workforce

I have worked at Google and Amazon. I never required PMs to be in the loop for a feature launch at either of the two.

Having said that, both Google and Amazon has excellent PMs and there are teams that require PMs to be in the loop for a feature launch but it is not universal.

bluedevilznon Azure has an edge over AWS at big companies, Goldman Sachs survey says

How different are the APIs between Azure/AWS/GCP? How easy or difficult would it be to make that switch?

bluedevilznon People Who Are Obsessed with Success and Prestige

Elon recently confirmed that this store is not true on twitter. It's inside a reply thread so can't find the source at the moment.

bluedevilznon Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home

Nest/Google Home devices have a hardware mute button. They are off when they are off.

bluedevilznon Elite MBA Programs Report Steep Drop in Applications

Did you find your MBA valuable?

bluedevilznon U.S. Supreme Court rejects Amazon warehouse worker wage appeal

Amazon corporate offices are extremely cheap. Absolutely shitty coffee and enough snacks for 10 people in an office floor that sits 100.

It's pretty much a factory for software developers.

A live-able salary is the only perk of being an Amazon corporate employee.

bluedevilznon Breaking Down the Chrome Web Store

Mind elaborating, how?

bluedevilznon Stripe’s new funding round values company at $35B

>their API is a little bit... bloated for simple needs

I used Stripe about 7 years ago. I used it because their APIs were simple and PayPal etc. was complex and bloated.

It seems that this cycle repeats throughout b2b startups. Is there now an opportunity to create yet another simple lightweight API but one that doesn't cover all use-cases?

bluedevilznon Compensation in 2019 – new grad tech offers

I have no idea how you live with that salary in NYC. Maybe go to a bar and meet some people in tech/finance, they'd paint you a better picture of reality.

bluedevilznon Compensation in 2019 – new grad tech offers

I joined Amazon as a new grad. Signing bonus was part of the standard new grad offer.

> People paying bonuses for new grads is a sunk opportunity cost

Sure but FAAMG aren't really trying to pinch pennies. Signing bonuses also usually have a clause where you have to return it, if you don't at least stay a year. Signing bonus as a new grad is a HUGE help to the new grad. When you're competing between FAAMNG, that signing bonus can sway what offer a new grad would accept.

> google (does give signing bonuses)

I'm currently at Google but I had to negotiate the signing bonus. It wasn't part of my original offer.

> People who jump company to company...

They absolutely do.

bluedevilznon John Carmack on the Joe Rogan Experience [video]

So.... Google Stadia? Except it's more like $10/month for 4k gaming.

bluedevilznon Launch HN: Lofty AI (YC S19) – Real estate investment with alternative data

Is this share of the profit based on actual profit after sale or the valuation after 3 years?

From my limited research, property flipping every few years isn't a great idea because of how much is lost in the actual buying and selling process e.g. realtor fees.

bluedevilznon Base salaries offered to software engineers in SF, NYC, and Seattle

The data is on average base salary. Nearly half of my total comp is stock plus guaranteed bonus. That's how my total comp is $200k+ with 1 yoe at a low CoL city.

bluedevilznon Ask HN: Physicists of HN, what are you working on these days?

I bet hedge fund pays significantly more too, no?

bluedevilznon Questions to Ask When Negotiating Salary

Yes but that's largely due to stock appreciation at Amazon.

You and I both know that the target comp for SDE-3 at Amazon is significantly lower.

bluedevilznon Questions to Ask When Negotiating Salary

This is a "feel-good" list without any concrete examples.

Check this out instead: https://haseebq.com/my-ten-rules-for-negotiating-a-job-offer...

It is much more directly applicable to our field with concrete examples.

bluedevilznon Questions to Ask When Negotiating Salary

I have already demonstrated my value during the interview. Negotiation occurs after I have passed the interview.

bluedevilznon My Salary Progression in Tech