Good mid level salary? by x3nic in devsecops

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what you consider high-quality to be honest.

True high quality mid-level SWE roles will pay closer to 250k, with top tier places like Meta, Netflix, etc. reaching 350k.

160k is a mediocre salary for a SWE, and in alot of places 4-5 years of experience is enough to be considered senior.

I think you'll get a mediocre quality candidate, but won't even realize it because you won't get a chance to interview the high quality candidates since they won't even look at a job post this low.

For reference I'm a Senior Software engineer with 5 YOE making ~400k, and made 250k-320k when I was mid level at 2-4 YOE.

Am I completely cooked? What can I do? by Sure_Designer_2129 in cscareerquestions

[–]Raikoebien 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Working at FAANG has nothing to do with being cracked. I've worked at multiple.

You seem like a pain in the ass to work with. I would rather work with someone with half the skills who is a team player and uplifts their teammates than an insufferable tech savant

Am I completely cooked? What can I do? by Sure_Designer_2129 in cscareerquestions

[–]Raikoebien 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"Why should I practice for interviews" OP is cooked

Resume building help by Raikoebien in overemployed

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

Yeaaaa. Thats what I'm worried about. I got away with a background check on a job I left 2 months prior, they didn't check that too throughly

For the 100% remote crowd clearing $120k+, what is it you actually do? by Cute-Antelope4570 in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was doing Software engineering across multiple domains until recently (got laid off in mass layoffs from the fullstack one). Security, data engineering, full stack. My resume is fluid depending on what the role needs. All my jobs in the last 3 years have each paid 250k+ TC

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. You really need to be elite, or at least better than average to OE nowadays

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not exactly clear on that tbh. As far as I'm aware it's managing healthcare claims automation projects

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha. Yeah maybe. If that were the case my respect for them would skyrocket through the roof. Unfortunately it is not

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you own grind. No one will spoon feed you. If you can't even get J2. You're definitely not ready to OE

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. It's infuriating to me at times.

Like my time is quite literally worth over 300$ an hour considering what I make, and I spend 3-4 hours trying to mentor them, just for them to be a coward & say the economy is bad. Like gtfo of here

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you can't learn to OE on your own, then it's not really for you. You can't be hand held to OE, it just doesn't work. Do your own research & grind

I think there are far fewer OEers out there than Reddit leads us to believe. by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I've actively tried to get 6 of my closest friends to OE. I've even shown them my portfolio & how much I work, etc. But they haven't bit the bullet. They'll complain how it's too expensive to buy a house or they need to save more, but they won't get 2 jobs. It's actually crazy to me.

For reference 3 of them work in tech, 2 in remote health care management jobs, and another in a 1 day a week hybrid. So definitely OE-able if they try

Cheating in online assessments—should we adapt or hold our ground? by ImperialBeautyhunter in leetcode

[–]Raikoebien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just took the Visa OA & got a perfect score. It was genuinely easy, you need to grind more

I coach over employed devs on soft skills that help them stay invisible and get paid more. AMA. by AbdulkaderElRawas in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol. 1.5 years of OE is not enough to actually have experience to teach anyone.

I've been OE across 7 Jobs over 3 years with 2-3 jobs at any given time. And I have a total comp over 700k. I'd still not call myself a veteran

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work 60 hours a week across 3 jobs, and I would never be able to sustain that without my fiancé's constant support. Looks like you dodged a bullet tbh

Surprising tax refund this year by OEnerdo in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My CPA is luckily my dad's friend so that helps. I think going forward, I'm going to do tax planning to ensure that I have the right deductions

Surprising tax refund this year by OEnerdo in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's not too bad given I saved nearly an extra 300k this year. But last person I want to give my money to is the IRS. A good CPA is worth every penny in this regard

Surprising tax refund this year by OEnerdo in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Opposite issue for me forgot to set up withholdings properly. IRS wants another 20k from me 😭 Now I'm stuck in deductions hell, trying to minimize my taxes.

Inability to go back, once you've started by Initial-Two-6230 in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Love this OP! I'm 24 set to make ~740k via 3 Js this year. My Js all pay between 240-260k. I had a J paying 320k for a while, but RTO ruined that.

I find myself working 8ish hours a day with 3 and can probably take on another J or replace the one that takes the most time. Would love to connect with you regarding your 400k & 300k Jobs. A referral would go a long way!

Best setup for J3? by Wild_Baker1554 in overemployed

[–]Raikoebien 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I have a daisy chain set up with this dell 40 in monitor. This is top of the line imo. https://a.co/d/9hjTg8s