[tibbon]

> A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $125,840 - $238,160 per year for the role of Senior Staff / Principal Software Engineer, Rust Genomics.

The market for principal engineers with Rust experience has _really_ shifted it seems over the past 24 months. $125k was graduation salary rates a few years ago, not someone 10-20 years in.

[j7ake]

It’s a support role for a researchers: the institute makes probably zero profit.

A six figure salary seems generous, ask how much the postdocs are getting paid there. Their skills are more rare than rust for sure.

[clmcleod]

Though we are a non-profit research institute, I don’t want that to be an excuse here: I’m looking to hire the very best software engineers to build a new foundation for all of genomics. That’s not a small task, and I certainly don’t want folks to feel like their careers are hindered by working on such an important and hard problem. As I outlined above, I think we are hitting that mark on being competitive at face value today. I do appreciate the sentiment though! Postdocs are vastly underappreciated, and we do work right alongside many.

Another very important note: it’s definitely not a support role. This is a role where our team owns the intellectual contribution of what needs building and how it’s built. Just wanted to make sure that’s clear!

[maerF0x0]

The very top end of that range is normal in todays market, but it'd be paired with ~50-100% of salary in Bonuses / Equity.

So it really depends on what the rest of the comp looks like.

[Aeolun]

Some people would like it just for the contribution they are making, and the salary is far from shitty. The top of the range would triple my own anyhow.

[j7ake]

Thanks for clarifying

[clmcleod]

It’s a good point.

One thing I didn’t mention in the above post is that this is _technically_ a posting for the level below Principal AND Principal. Thus, you’re seeing the very lowest salary for the position below Principal and then the highest salary for Principal as the range.

Furthermore, the way that St. Jude does ranges is a bit strange anyways (to me at least), as the ranges listed are very wide bands that apply to all positions at St. Jude.

All that being said, I would argue we’re quite competitive on salary. If it’s a concern for you but you’re interested in applying, just apply and flag to me you’d like to discuss it early on in the process.

[dazed_confused]

Yeah cost of living in TN is verrrryyyyy different than the west coast…

[Elijahk]

it's sort of amazing. And no income tax!