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Working at a Startup vs in Big Tech

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. Willem Spruijt is a software engineer whom I worked on the same team with at Uber in Amsterdam, building payments systems. After spending 6 years at Uber, Willem cofounded Rise Calendar. Six years later, we were at 250 people.

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Uber’s engineering level changes

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. Until early 2022, the software engineering levels at Uber were: Engineering levels at Uber, 2014-2022 Back when I was at Uber in around 2020, I saw statistics about the spread of these levels.

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Compensation at Publicly Traded Tech Companies

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. As a first peek, let’s cover how we arrive at the numbers, like those in this set: “Median employee” vs a senior software engineer The data we share today is for “median employee compensation.”

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Lyft in Trouble

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. Disclaimer: I worked at Uber, Lyft's US competitor, between 2016-2020. Lyft is a rideshare platform that’s a direct competitor to Uber, operating in the US and Canada. Originally published on 30 March 2023.

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Datadog’s $65M/year customer mystery solved

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. We had a large upfront bill for a client in Q1 2022 that did not recur at the same level or timing in Q1 2023. I wanted to find the truth, so I tracked down software engineers at the company. Originally published on 11 May 2023.

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Behind the Scenes with Two New Salary Transparency Websites

The Pragmatic Engineer

👋 Hi, this is Gergely with a bonus, free issue of the Pragmatic Engineer Newsletter. If you’re not yet a full subscriber, you missed this week’s deep-dive into Figma’s engineering culture. Several software engineers rose to the occasion by doing precisely this over the past few months. Comprehensive.io

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Highest Paying Companies for Software Engineers in 2023

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Software engineers, on average, get paid $1,13,781 yearly; however, the pay scale usually varies depending on the job location, employer, and demographics. Experienced software engineers make up to millions a year, and even freelance software developers can earn up to hundreds of thousands of dollars per project.