Hey- We've recently recruited a few Ruby developers here in San Diego (Hillcrest). I'm happy to discuss our experience, my impression of the So. Cal. job market based on candidate feedback, talking to recruiters, etc. and compensation. Generally, I think entry level Ruby is paid lower in San Diego than both SF (probably obvious) and LA. Similarly there are fewer entry level openings (adjusting for city size). For senior+ experience I know that salaries here can be very competitive and, agreeing with the others, actually better once you factor in cost of living.
(shameless) Actually, we're still hiring ... http://www.jobscore.com/jobs2/qcentrix/senior-ruby-rails-engineer/b_SQPQt84r5iMWiGalkWKP (/shameless) No strings attached of course if you want to get in touch to talk by phone on any details, just drop me an email. On Tuesday, October 14, 2014 7:46:58 PM UTC-7, Rob Kaufman wrote: > > Hi Cameron, > I want to echo what Ian said. Adjusted for cost of living, pay here is > competitive. I’ve been working in Rails and Ruby here since 2005 w/o any > problems finding work or clients. > > Best, > Rob Kaufman > > On October 13, 2014 at 14:00:26 , Ian Young ([email protected] > <javascript:>) wrote: > > The short answer is no, no other areas have salaries comparable to NYC and > SF (except maybe London), because salaries in those locations are inflated > to compensate for the outrageous property prices and generally high cost of > living. Now, if you want to talk about *effective* salaries, my guess is > you could maintain a better standard of living on an average developer > salary in San Diego than you could in NYC, but I don't know that for > certain. > > The Ruby community here is excellent - I'm not sure if it's San Diego's > long history with Ruby, or excellent leadership, but SDRuby is one of the > best user groups I know of anywhere. The overall tech scene here is not as > big or "exciting" as SF, but that's not entirely a bad thing either. > Employers here are generally pragmatic and focused on building useful and > profitable businesses with real business plans and fewer exit strategies. > > > On Mon, Oct 13, 2014, at 12:37 PM, Cameron Barker wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am currently a RoR developer based in NYC who is looking to make a move > back home to Southern California. > > I wanted to ask an actually ruby community how the job opportunities are > in San Diego and if the salaries are comparable to SF NYC? > > Thank you! > Cameron > > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:> > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "SD Ruby" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > -- > SD Ruby mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:> > http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "SD Ruby" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- -- SD Ruby mailing list [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/sdruby --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SD Ruby" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
