I've found the issue isnt high performing engineers, they're gonna get paid.
The issue is middling engineers and junior engineers where before they would expect a 130k-150k salary in a tier 1 city, those offers are gone.
The issue is middling engineers and junior engineers where before they would expect a 130k-150k salary in a tier 1 city, those offers are gone.
Some people figure it out.
Contract, make an LLC for more contracting, call that LLC experience, interview as senior engineer.
For example I used to work for a F500 retail company prior to and during the pandemic. They had a surprisingly large development department and has tons of jobs available prior to 2020. I was able to get in via a cold application and a seamless interview experience. More recently, I’ve tried going back and they barely have any non lead roles, and I tend to get screened out of the few roles they do post. I even got referrals from some senior people at companies like who think I’d get a good fit only to get screened out because the recruiter/hiring manager doesn’t like that I can’t check off their alphabet soup checklist. Should have spent my career doing resume driven development.