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Ask HN: Are there any tech companies throwing $$ at candidates these days?

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Post by artemisyna »

Companies throwing $$ at for recruiting has been part of the normal ebb-and-flow of the tech industry for the past few years. Even as one company slows down hiring, another, usually pre-IPO company, is there to take its place.

However, with interest rates going up and funding going down, things seem to be tightening up.

So HN - Do any of y'all happen to know of any tech companies throwing $$ at candidates these days? I know the big tech companies are still pulling good numbers, for the ones that are still hiring, but I'm curious about the exceptional offers that we used to hear about a few years back. Have those completely dried up?

(Not actually asking for myself so much as to get a pulse on things.)

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Post by anon_070522 »

No, they have not dried up; about a year ago, I changed jobs, effectively doubling my already six-figure salary. I'm currently in the interview process again and from my experience so far, while I don't think I'll be doubling my salary, I do expect the position I end up taking will probably pay $30,000-$50,000 more than I currently make without any sort of jump in title.

YMMV; I'm a senior cloud engineer with 8 years of experience (all non-FAANG), though no academic CS background. Another caveat: starting right before COVID, I made the decision to only ever work remote, so all my experience with the job market in the past few years is only with 100% remote positions.

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Post by Dracophoenix »

anon_070522 wrote: post #3

No, they have not dried up; about a year ago, I changed jobs, effectively doubling my already six-figure salary. I'm currently in the interview process again and from my experience so far, while I don't think I'll be doubling my salary, I do expect the position I end up taking will probably pay $30,000-$50,000 more than I currently make without any sort of jump in title. YMMV; I'm a senior cloud engineer with 8 years…

Where did you find these remote positions?

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#7

Post by toomuchtodo »

Dracophoenix wrote: post #4
anon_070522 wrote: post #3

No, they have not dried up; about a year ago, I changed jobs, effectively doubling my already six-figure salary. I'm currently in the interview process again and from my experience so far, while I don't think I'll be doubling my salary, I do expect the position I end up taking will probably pay $30,000-$50,000 more than I currently make without any sort of jump in title. YMMV; I'm a senior cloud engineer with 8 years…

Where did you find these remote positions?

LinkedIn searching for the “#remote” or “remotework” tag

https://remoteok.com

https://4dayweek.io

https://github.com/lukasz-madon/awesome-remote-job

https://weworkremotely.com

https://awesomejobs.io

https://remotewide.co/

(not op, no affiliation with anyone on this list)

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#8

Post by anon_070522 »

Dracophoenix wrote: post #4
anon_070522 wrote: post #3

No, they have not dried up; about a year ago, I changed jobs, effectively doubling my already six-figure salary. I'm currently in the interview process again and from my experience so far, while I don't think I'll be doubling my salary, I do expect the position I end up taking will probably pay $30,000-$50,000 more than I currently make without any sort of jump in title. YMMV; I'm a senior cloud engineer with 8 years…

Where did you find these remote positions?

I've had 3 fully remote positions in my career so far and I found them in the following ways:

1) filtering listings on AngelList ---> the job before last

2) searching "remote" on the "Who is Hiring?" threads here of HN ---> my last job

3) looking at the job listing page of companies whose work interests me who I've heard have remote-friendly or -only cultures ---> my current job and most of the places I'm currently applying

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#9

Post by version_five »

tru3_power wrote: post #6

Still very hot. What makes you feel things are “tightening” up?

There is more of this kind of thing around recently: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31292298

Meta may be isolated but it's big enough to make the market feel a bit shakier.

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