I've been a software engineer for 10 years, but this tiny company that I work for literally cannot afford to give me a raise. $75,000/year is the max. I need to find a bigger company who can pay me better, like Google or Meta would be nice.Any /adv/ice?
>>34968390This is a really wild idea, but hear me out... have you tried applying to Google and Meta?
>>34968390I don't give advice to Indians, sorry
>>34968390desu I'd avoid google or meta since those companies are both firing people like crazy and also would require moving to some place like San Francisco or Austin or New York. I am also a software engineer with about 9/10 years of experience. I'm pulling down $120k in a low cost of living area and I work about 10 hours a week on average. I'm fully remote with very little oversight and spend most of my time dicking around on the internet.I think mid-sized companies are the sweet spot. You want a company that's pulling in a few tens/hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue with a few hundred/a thousand or so employees. I personally work in the logistics industry for a brokerage firm, but the industry isn't particularly important.
above 75k you basically have no job security unless youre genuinely indispensable so i would seriously consider if you might be happy where you are now, ngl
>>34968776This. Do not aim to maximize income, aim to maximize comfy. $120k is easily attainable at that level.
>>34968390It depends where you are living but if in United States, then maybe AOL Inc. would suit you?
>>34970027Average earning is $155,247
>>34968390Happy Birthday!
>>34968390If you've been working for 10 years, literally everything you were taught in school is outdated. To compete with new grads, take some catch-up courses
>>34970106The OP should definitely make sure their skills are up to date but not because they're competing with new grads. Nobody's hiring new grads these days because everyone thinks AI is going to replace the junior developer. But there's still tons of demand for senior and mid-level developers.
>>34968390
>>34969265AI automated those "cozy" coding jobs that paid well.
>>34970437Not really. If anything they made them cozier. I tell the AI to do something and then I play vidya while it works. Once it's done I check the output and tell it what to fix.
>>34970437Fortunately, the average pc nowadays sucks too much at computering to actually make use of the AI to not need an IT guy. Thank Steve Jobs for that.
>>34970446*average person
>>34970441Same. If you aren't able to find one it's a skill issue.
>software engi since 2016, Anno Domini>75kI don't know how you tolerate that, let alone survive. You should be making double that.Getting a FAGMAN job now is kind of a crapshoot. These companies are already downsizing and mass replacing their workforce with AI agents.I'd recommend reactivating your network. What kind of work are your associates doing? Are their companies hiring? Build a spreadsheetIf all you're after is big bucks I recommend breaking into defense contracting. Despite its "seriousness" it's pretty low commitment, and job security is as good as it gets.Being a project manager or tech lead at a mid size company is fine too. You don't need nearly as much experience as you think. Apply to senior positions. These are very cushy jobs.Anything but staying with your current company. Opportunity cost is massive.
Ask for a raise and if they say no ask for stock options. Also try to find a better job
>>34971152>What kind of work are your associates doing? We make internally used webapps that look like garbage but they're what the dozen or so clients want.I'm currently taking online classes at SCAD for game development, hoping that I can gain some networking through that. One professor who was impressed with my programming skills told me that he would hire me for his own games but that he's not allowed to recruit students.
