It’s not. I know a person that ended up paying probably $10k for an interview coach and leetcode tutor that ended up leaving their $90k job at Accenture to making $600k at Netflix.
I wish I got returns like that at the market.
Sweet baby jesus, that much money changes the game significantly if you can work remote. Where I am, 90k and you're living large with a nice vehicle, 3br+ and some land. 600k and you might as well call up the mayor to tell them what type of wax you prefer on your truck.
For my friend, while it's remote there is an expectation that they will be working in their offices in CA. I myself would move nearly anywhere for that kind of money. Especially since it's all cash.
Sounds exactly like that viral Blind post I saw on Twitter. How many 600k jobs does Netflix have?
Until recently, Netflix only had two levels for SWEs: Senior and Manager. Netflix is known for paying an extremely large base salary.