After graduation, i always wondered what if i was software/IT field where one could command insane pay in google/fb of the world. 15 years back, We had NV/AMD/intel couple of companies which paid in peanuts. Finally market is valuing HW engineers across the board. Hardware companies have insane valuations. And, so called Mag7 companies are hiring HW engineer at comparable high pay.(still not as much as AI folks!!) Really happy for all fellow HW engineers who are getting their due. I havn’t seen this much increase in TC for HW folks in past. Trying to spread positivity. TC: 575k (not counting stock appreciation) #hardware #semiconductor #nvidia
Can you rank the most profitable HW specializations by TC?
FPGA engineer has to be at the top. These guys were getting paid highly even prior to the AI hype.
Maybe in HFT, I don't think defense is as good.
Yeo ? Mention your actual tc. Then we know the real picture
15+ yoe. Started In 2007-08 recession at ~70k base. One can appreciate, how far along we came.
Don’t jinx it by posting about Nvidia publicly like this please
Sorry i was not intending it to be regarding nvidia. It was more of hw industry trend.
Except Intel :(
Intel also brought everyone at 100 percentile in 2022 .. thats what i heard
What level at Nvidia?
Are you in arch or val?
Started at val then design and now Arch
What is the TC with stock appreciation?
You realise these are exceptional and temporary times.
Hardware is cyclical. Software cycles are few years behind. Enjoy the ride. It will not last. Who knows… my guess may be another 1 to 2 years.
Its not about the business.. its about employees having lots of options and their market value… earlier there were couple of companies but now every big company hiring hw engineers.
SWEs had a lot of options 2 years back too. That sht don’t last, but it’s nice while you have it.
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