TC: 185$ YoE: 12 I'm a generalist. Moved to NY 6 years ago (originally from Russia). Salary progression: 2013 - $90k (Visa) 2015 - $135k (Visa) 2016 - $150k (Visa) 2017 - $160k (GC) 2019 - $185k 2020 - ??? Recently joined a new company and my current TC/base is $185k. I would like to skyrocket my TC in 2020. Besides grinding leetcode, what else would you suggest to focus on? Is it possible to jump as high as $500k (or even higher)? What are the chances? What would you do to skyrocket your TC?
Step 2. Attach TC to it and launch it
Thanks bro.
That's exactly my question. Where do I get a rocket and what's the best way to launch it?
Get a job at Netflix
Become a manager, work hard being a good manager, get promoted to director, jump to another company as senior director, work hard at being a leader, jump to another company as a General Manager or VP. Enjoy.. Chance of happening about .5%
What about IC route?
Not going to happen
Go back to Russia and work with the trump administration
They are too predictable. Not exciting.
Faang new grads are making more so go there
This is sad but almost true. (185 is very high end for fresh grad but doable)
His 185k is base.
On a serious note, if you are a smart and talented IC, and in NY, I would target Netflix, Uber, and Fintechs etc. very reasonable to get at the doorsteps of 500k if not above That said, you gotta get an interview first and then knock it out of the ballpark like Babe Ruth! LC grinding, system design are must
Netflix doesn't have engineering team in NY, afaik. As for Uber, it's just UberEats and UberEverything. Do they pay that high not for a core product?
Yes, their comp bands are based on level, not product. Check levels.fyi
Assert dominance by furiously jerking off in conference rooms during team meetings. At orgasm, yell out “go team... fuccc yea”. This worked for me many years before they registered me as a sex offender
What if I yell YAHOOOO instead?
I wouldn’t recommend it. You’ll have a slow but steady decline. You’ll be acquired by a fat and slow giant with questionable ethics and reverse absorbed into the old living relic of the dial-up internet age.
Goto FB Seattle, your TC will double.
@op I got sde 2 at uber for around 270k tc and make around 240k at fb in ny. Only 2.5 yoe. Get into google, fb, uber. Negotiate. You might hit senior and you could get 300-400k
Step 1. Get a rocket
Not helpful, but thanks.
I’m sure he meant “get a sky-rocket”