I've seen (and tried to compete with) mid-level (not quite senior, not quite entry-level) pure SWE (non-AI, infrastructure-type roles) offers with that much equity at public firms.
I'm not convinced you're actually seeing the "very best salaries." I've not posted my compensation at some firms because it'd be too easy to identify me. I'd say that levels.fyi often _underreports_ what levels of…
In a world where (A) compensation is typically mostly in the form of liquid equity grants and (B) compensation amounts change rapidly year-on-year, Glassdoor's system vastly understates compensation in the field.
I've seen (and tried to compete with) mid-level (not quite senior, not quite entry-level) pure SWE (non-AI, infrastructure-type roles) offers with that much equity at public firms.
I'm not convinced you're actually seeing the "very best salaries." I've not posted my compensation at some firms because it'd be too easy to identify me. I'd say that levels.fyi often _underreports_ what levels of…
In a world where (A) compensation is typically mostly in the form of liquid equity grants and (B) compensation amounts change rapidly year-on-year, Glassdoor's system vastly understates compensation in the field.