[itsokimbatman]

You're not the only one. My company is desperate for good low level hackers. We can find people who know Python and Java for days, but people with the skill set we need are very hard to find.

[dbancajas]

i am curious how much is your company willing to pay? is your budget around 150-200K or around 80-120K?

[itsokimbatman]

It really depends on where you live. Our headquarters is in a low cost of living area, so 80-120 would be a reasonable guesstimate.

Folks who work in the DC Metro area probably make a good bit more than that.

I'm not actually involved in hiring, just recruiting and trying to find good engineer candidates.

[znpy]

asking the real questions

[tropo]

Well, sort of. It's forgetting taxes, house prices, and more.

Places where you can buy decent stand-alone homes for $50,000 and/or have no state taxes are rather different from Mountain View and Manhatten.

It's funny how people in the pricey places look at a $100,000 salary and not see how it is, all by itself, plenty to support a large family in a home with a big yard. People living that life look back at the city folk and can't imagine how they could ever afford the same thing in a city -- it'd be roughly $2 million (a factor of 40) in San Francisco.

[eli_gottlieb]

Where are you? Want to talk?

[itsokimbatman]

Maybe! We are located near Orlando, FL with offices all over the country. If you are comfortable with low level hacking, assembly, C, etc. then it might be a good fit.

The only hard requirement is you must be a US citizen.

[eli_gottlieb]

Well, I was in fact born in America, and have been comfortable with low-level hacking for years.

[itsokimbatman]

Cool! I saw your LinkedIn profile and passed it onto our recruiter type person. She's going to reach out to you.