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I don’t know how many enterprises are paying their mainstream senior engineers $400k like a Facebook or an Uber or an Airbnb does.

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But there are a LOT more of them and they’re located around the world. If you aren’t located in SF/NYC, $200k plus stable hours isn’t exactly terrible — and if that means you’re near family or other regional draws, that’s plenty for many of people.