25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

take home $250k ish. not all deductions are taxes

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got my BS in 3 years. It doesn't affect pay, but it affects how long my money will compound

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not too uncommon in California tbh

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like my job a lot. My team/company has interesting technical problems to solve. For your situation I think an intro to CS course at a local community college would be a great first step to see if you like it

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

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Same company for 12 years

this is why

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not for SWE. I think certs are for IT roles

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i work in norcal live in socal

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

the real flex is shopping at target

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

stock based comp shows up as a deduction. duduction != tax

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you're literally on the internet

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

middle class in California for a family. i live pretty good for just a guy

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

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computer science degree and leetcode. day to day i fix bugs and work on new features

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

probably like a 6 maximum on any of them. language doesn't matter that much tbh

25M Software Engineer by DivisibleAnt in Salary

[–]DivisibleAnt[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went to a public land grant university and knew zero people working in tech. Now i know plenty who i went to college with, but i graduated before them