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Hiring biz Levels.fyi recently looked at how US compensation for software engineers (SWEs) is related to changes in headcount
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"Generally, the companies paying the most are also the ones still hiring the most," observed Hakeem Shibly, content marketing manager for Levels.fyi, in a LinkedIn post.
Key facts
- As an example, he pointed to companies like Anthropic and OpenAI where senior SWE offers are said to be around $810,000 and $605,000 annually
- We are seeing devs displaced, not replaced," said Adaca founder Lambros Photios in a statement
- If you listen to the AI industry, coders' days are numbered
- At certain companies like Block, for example, they did announce in their layoffs that it was specifically because they're increasing their investment in AI and they're cutting people
Summary
If you listen to the AI industry, coders' days are numbered. Hiring biz Levels.fyi recently looked at how US compensation for software engineers (SWEs) is related to changes in headcount and found that salary level tends to be correlated with growth. As an example, he pointed to companies like Anthropic and OpenAI where senior SWE offers are said to be around $810,000 and $605,000 annually. Several large companies with major investments in AI infrastructure occupy a different statistical space, they're still paying well and generating healthy profits, but they're also cutting staff.