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I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by LeonM »

jcelerier wrote: post #2

since there's no such thing as a small advice - I'd appreciate a review of my sponsor page :-) https://github.com/sponsors/jcelerier

Hi Jean,

I'm trying not to make this sound as a generic LinkedIn business advice, but get a better profile picture. Maybe a picture of you in front of one of the art pieces. Something that gives me an impression of who you are and what kind of art you collaborate in.

It may sound stupid, but first impressions do really matter, even on Github. A dark, blurry picture of you drinking beer does not give a good impression.

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by cosmodisk »

msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

If I'd take $100K and move back to my country, I'd have the lifestyle 99% of devs in SV could only dream of. It wouldn't even come to my mind that I would want to work for FAANG.

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by have_faith »

naavis wrote: post #9
msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

You also don't need to live in the expensive SV area.

Am I reading right that average rent is somewhere around $2500 (roughly £2000)?

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by negrit »

LeonM wrote: post #10
naavis wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You also don't need to live in the expensive SV area.

This. In most parts of the world, $100k/year allows you to live very comfortably indeed.

Yes but the author is American So he'll always have to pay US taxes even if he moves out of the US.(I'm aware about tax treaties but in most cases they still have to pay the difference)

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by mcv »

naavis wrote: post #9
msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

You also don't need to live in the expensive SV area.

Yeah, not having to live in SV is going to save you a lot of money. Github sponsors don't care where you live; they just care about what you made.

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by negrit »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #17
msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

What is average pay for a software developer in SV with 10 years experience?

You can easily get a comfy job with $350k

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by bluedino »

Comparing $90k as a W2 employee doesn't really compare to making $112k as a LLC or contractor. Taxes, health insurance, retirement...

On the other hand, his amounts are going up, so I'm interested to see how high they will go, and what it will consistently level out at.

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Post by Veelox »

gkoberger wrote: post #15
msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

First, I think you're overestimating how much you can make as an engineer in SV. It's more, but it's not fair to say $100k is "not even close". Second, there's more to life than working at, say, Facebook/Netflix/etc for money. The pure happiness of working on something you care about is worth a lot of money to some people. Third, if this person ever wants to get a real job, the $100k won't go away, and they'll easily…

I would estimate Sr. or better is possible for someone who is able to independently run a OSS project. Going off https://www.levels.fyi/company/Google/salaries/Software-Engi... that comes out to ~$350k/yr going up one more level gets you ~$500k/yr

I will let you decide if 3.5x - 5x is "not even close".

Re: I Just Hit $100k/year On GitHub Sponsors

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Post by the_jeremy »

TedDoesntTalk wrote: post #17
msoad wrote: post #8

$100k is still not even close to how much you can make in SV as an engineer. Specially an engineer at this caliber. But working on OSS full time is probably 100x more fulfilling than building CRUD for a boring ad company.

What is average pay for a software developer in SV with 10 years experience?

https://www.levels.fyi/Salaries/Software-Engineer/San-Franci... (the top graph does not appear to let you filter by YoE, but you can look at what everyone has put.
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