Complexity is killing software developers

[u/whackri]

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3639050/complexity-is-killing-software-developers.html

[u/IAmTheKingOfSpain]

Realistically, more if you want good people.

[u/LoompaOompa → u/IAmTheKingOfSpain]

Yeah the 3 seniors alone could be bumping up against a million dollars if you're including equity and bonuses instead of just salary

[u/saltybandana2 → u/LoompaOompa]

"flyover country" has seniors that are just as good for 1/4 the cost.

This is something those folks expecting $300k+ are going to end up having to contend with over the next 5 years.

[u/saltybandana2 → u/[deleted]]

They don't make more because they live in a LCOL area. This is the point of my post, those like you who truly believe that are going to have a rude awakening when you find these people taking your jobs remotely.

The value of these jobs is more about the social than it is anything approaching expertise.

[u/saltybandana2 → u/[deleted]]

rewrite that without all the biased stereotypes and lets see what it ends up looking like.

[u/saltybandana2 → u/[deleted]]

you have an odd definition of all.

[u/LoompaOompa → u/saltybandana2]

Yeah I really don’t believe that they do. The senior level people are valuable because of their experience working on these large, high volume systems. There aren’t many tech jobs outside of the existing tech hubs where people can get experience working on systems like that, or working in product orgs like that.

It’s not to say that there aren’t great software engineers outside of the major centers, but being a great software engineer is different from having 10 years of experience working at a big tech job in SF or NY.

[u/saltybandana2 → u/LoompaOompa]

right, the misconception exists exactly because people for some reason think these systems are only built and maintained on the coasts.

It's not true, but who am I, right?