[justmedep]

Usually the product of a team of 4 is not that well known nor successful. And you can't really compare the average developer with the three developers mentioned since they are clearly outstanding and could get hired by almost any company.

[ZephyrBlu]

This is the thing I don't think people get. They are treating these devs as though they are just run of the mill when it's highly likely they're very skilled.

[watwut]

The salaries of engineers don't scale that much with success of the product. He can get hired by almost any company, but those companies will pay standard pay for lead developers of a team of 4.

(But also no, his salary is not what bankrupts Babel. It is too low for that.)