[strikelaserclaw]

Software engineer salaries are increasing following a bimodal distribution, i always thought you had to be a genius level person to work at FB, GOOG, then i see my own coworkers (whom i consider smart but not exceptional) do the leetcode grind and 2x their salary. I'm pretty much in the same boat with you, i worked mainly outside of SF/Seattle for a long time and i'm amazed how much these engineers get paid compared to other cities.

[djur]

I'm working at an SF company. Is this a FAANG thing?

[strikelaserclaw]

probably, i only have a outsiders view into the software engineers in that city so my view could be heavily skewed by people who only announce their comp if its high.