[optymizer]

Senior devs are closer to 400K-500K total comp. Very senior devs are above that.

Still, the value of working on your own project full-time (rather than someone else's thing) can easily justify accepting the difference.

[yen223]

I'm surprised no one here has factored in the very real risk of getting laid off.

[ozim]

I am very surprised no one factored - starting own company can be much more realistic to achieve than landing $400k/year gig at FAANG - it is not like one walks into a lobby and gets a job.

Keep in mind stories of people telling how they were passed on by some big name corp just to go on to build something big.

[negus]

Do you think that this risk is bigger than you business being hit by the market?

[yen223]

Probably not, but it's still not 0