This was often a hot topic on HackerNews, so we decided to write a blog post explaining why we pay local rates. Please find more information here [1].
[1] - https://about.gitlab.com/2019/02/28/why-we-pay-local-rates/
[1] - https://about.gitlab.com/2019/02/28/why-we-pay-local-rates/
You are missing on a lot of top talent due to this policy.