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[Infographic] 2012 Q3: Software Engineering Salaries in Silicon Valley

YoungUpstarts

Software engineers are extremely high in demand, and over the past few years the growth in their salaries has shown exactly how much in demand they are. Salaries, representative of software engineers and developers at emerging growth companies within the Bay Area – have grown by 5.3-percent Their conclusion?

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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

percent year-on-year to US$118,900, according to an infographic from Silicon Valley technical recruiting firm, Riviera Partners. Despite a year-on-year fall of 3.6-percent percent in the final quarter of 2012, overall average annual salaries has increased 3.7-percent

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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International Student Success in Tech – A CTO’s Journey

The Startup Magazine

When he was 21, he came to America to further his education and quickly earned two Masters of Science degrees – the first in Computer Science and the second in Software Engineering. Looking to Solve Problems. Success and Sustainability.

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

It wasn’t long ago that it made sense for companies, and especially Silicon Valley companies, to hire locally and have everyone working from one central location. Today, especially in tech hubs like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, New York, or Seattle, none of these facts hold. Real estate was relatively cheap.

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Autonomous Cars: Driving towards a Better Future

The Startup Magazine

It is now a common sight to see driverless cars undergoing testing on roads in Silicon Valley. In fact, all major computer tech companies are involved in automotive software engineering. . Companies working in automotive software engineering are trying to answer the many questions around self-driving cars.

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7 US startup visa options for international founders

The Next Web

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. There is no other place like Silicon Valley, the tech Mecca of access to great talent, capital and countless prospective clients. For some founders, moving to the Valley is the only option to succeed.

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