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Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by _heimdall »

confidantlake wrote: post #49

What will you do about ghost jobs? For example I see Microsoft has a bunch of generic software engineer roles listed, despite them just doing huge layoffs. If they were actually hiring they could have easily shifted existing workers into those. These aren't highly specialized roles.

"Huge" may be an overstatement. They laid off 6,000 people which is obviously a lot of individuals losing their jobs but only represents 3% of the company. In today's market a 3% layoff is comparatively small.

I've never heard of a company doing a layoff in the way you describe, eliminating thousands of roles and immediately moving those people into open roles throughout the company. It assumes the employees are fungible and will be a good fit for any open position and would lead to everyone knowing the layoff is coming well before its announced.

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by wiether »

dewey wrote: post #13

Things software engineers will never get tired of: - Building job boards - Building static site generators - Building todo list apps - Building "personal knowledge base" type apps

I read your comment in the morning and it was funny. Right now I just saw this[1] popping in the top and it made your comment much funnier!

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44022448

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by Aurornis »

welder wrote: post #28

Wow, salaries have gone DOWN since I last worked as IC! Context: Was a senior SWE in SF for Airbnb until 2020. Now I'm seeing Principle engineer positions with lower base salary than I had 5 years ago.

> Context: Was a senior SWE in SF for Airbnb until 2020.

Working in San Francisco, in-person/hybrid, at a company that ranks among the top of the industry is always going to pay higher than remote jobs hiring anywhere.

Part of the goal of remote hiring is to expand the candidate pool, which reduces the need to hire at exorbitant salaries in small, highly competitive markets.

People complain about remote workers getting different pay, but at the end of the day it means higher compensation for people outside of those few select cities.

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by ecshafer »

welder wrote: post #28

Wow, salaries have gone DOWN since I last worked as IC! Context: Was a senior SWE in SF for Airbnb until 2020. Now I'm seeing Principle engineer positions with lower base salary than I had 5 years ago.

Anecdotally, I found a new job this year, and my last one was in 2021. Salaries are across the board lower and more competitive. Seeing remote jobs offering Seniors $120-150k is pretty normal now, where I think in 2021 you would have seen $150k as a bottom. Some of the remote Series B and Big Tech places pay better though.

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by [deleted] »

xitang wrote: post #16
icameron wrote: post #14

This is awesome, thanks. I’m currently employed but this is nice to see what’s out there at a glance. How do you calculate/know the total compensation? Like the base pay matches the info in the Airbnb opportunity but the total compensation is nearly double the base pay range amount, but isn’t quantified in the posting itself.

Thank you for your kind words! I have this question on the faq page and am attaching the answer below: 4. Where are the salary data sourced from? Tech companies typically structure salary, often called total compensation, into 3 parts: base salary, equity, and bonus. Base salary is pulled directly from each job post, thanks to the U.S. Pay Transparency laws (e.g. California SB-1162 in 2011), which require companies t…

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Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by rendaw »

dewey wrote: post #13

Things software engineers will never get tired of: - Building job boards - Building static site generators - Building todo list apps - Building "personal knowledge base" type apps

Despite all these people making job boards, it's incredibly hard to find one that's decent. I gave up finding ones that let you filter for worldwide remote, let alone time zone range.

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by rightbyte »

hk1337 wrote: post #59
binary132 wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Lots of companies continue to hire even as they cut jobs. I would even say it is normal. Ghost jobs do also exist.

> Ghost jobs do also exist. I don’t know about that. A lot of times companies will already have someone they want but they have to post a job listing for X days before they can fulfill it. Full time hire process can take a long time and is why contract to hire can get you in the door faster.

What you are describing is a ghost job though, right? At least from the perspective of all the applicants but one.

Re: Show HN: Job board aggregator for best paying remote SWE jobs in the U.S.

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Post by monkeyelite »

scarface_74 wrote: post #44

If you’re looking at a job board for remote jobs and blindly submitting a resume in 2025, you’ve already lost. There are probably thousands of people applying and it’s like a lottery ticket whether you will stand out enough for your resume to even be seen unless they are looking for a specialized skillset. No full stack or front end development is not specialized.

Every time I have run into people online with long term employment problems it’s because they are only looking for remote work - the positions with the largest pool to compete against you.

The best way to secure remote work is to first develop an in person relationship.

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