[mkhpalm]

My take is there are always positions open but only if you aren't paying market rates. The MASSIVE spike in whats considered a normal salary after inflation and COL has made it so a bunch of employers are perpetually looking.

If they raise their salaries to become competitive again they will fill their positions. If they keep going with normal compensation from 3+ years ago they will keep looking to hire and losing their best employees.

[bradlys]

Yep. If there was such a big issue with hiring - we wouldn’t see these insane leetcode and system design interviews that require months of dedicated studying in order to pass them. (Even though you’re a perfectly adequate engineer and working already) This process isn’t just FAANG either. Most of SV does this and so do many other startups outside of SV.

[wildrhythms]

Everybody wants to set the bar at FAANG level but not pay a FAANG salary.