On: Amex for Developers

[nodesocket]

UPDATE: I originally thought it was a savings of $430,000 a year, but it is actually a savings of $430,000 a month.

ORIGINAL: I think I just talked myself out of my own argument. That $430,000 savings is basically the cost of one Netflix engineer. The technical debt to maintain separate Amex billing easily would exceed $430,000 a year.

[mgkimsal → nodesocket]

why does the "cost of an engineer" continue to keep going massively up whenever these comparisons are made?

$430k? are netflix engineers that special?

glassdoor shows sr engineers around $200k - i can't tell if they're including stock/bonus in that or not. Range start in $120k range. Yes, taxes, yes benefits, but... $430k?

[ryan-c → mgkimsal]

Salary + health care + payroll taxes + equipment + space + other overhead, etc.

[muninn_ → ryan-c]

As a general rule of thumb a full time employee costs a company twice their salary.

[ryan-c → muninn_]

I've heard that as well, but didn't want to dig up a citation.

[mplewis → mgkimsal]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9588304

"Remember that Netflix does not typically offer bonuses, stock grants, etc, and just pays people a salary."

[yellowbeard → nodesocket]

I think you mean 430k / month?

[nodesocket → yellowbeard]

Ahhhh your right. The revenue per subscriber is per month.

[tedunangst → nodesocket]

Even annually, this is a 40 hours per week non stop engagement? There's no possible way the existing billing team could absorb the load?