“The Salary is N132m Yearly”: Tech Company Posts Remote Job That Pays $147,000 For Software Engineer

• A tech company is hiring for the role of a senior software engineer who would earn between $147,826 to $191,071 in annual salary
• The company, Buffer, stated on its website that it is looking for a senior software engineer with strong frontend expertise
• In a chat with TheTalk.NG, Ibukun Amosu, a tech expert, noted that software engineers for such roles would usually have extensive expertise and experience

A company is hiring for the role of a senior software engineer who has strong frontend expertise.

The company, Buffer, noted on its website that the chosen software engineer would earn $147,826 to $191,071 in annual remuneration.

The job opening is for a senior software engineer. Photo credit: Getty Images/10’000 Hours and Bloomberg. Photos are used for illustration only.Source: UGC

Buffer, a company that makes social media and brand-building software for small businesses, creators, and individuals, says applications for the job are currently open on its website.

Remote job for senior software engineers

The $147,826 annual pay for the job amounts to N132 million, and the company says the job is remote.

Apart from the remuneration for the tech job, there is also $1000 (N897,000) given to the hired person to set up their home office.

Buffer says of would-be applicants:

“You have experience building feature-rich frontend applications using modern technology. At Buffer, we use JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and GraphQL. While we are looking for an engineer with strong frontend expertise, we also want you to have experience across the stack, including working with distributed systems, message queues, databases, and different APIs.”

What do software engineers do?

Speaking to TheTalk.NG on the role, Ibukun Amosu, a tech expert at The Intern Place, said people needed for such roles would usually be good and highly experienced.

His words:

“Yes, senior software engineer roles are often for highly experienced individuals with a deep understanding of technology. Software engineers design, develop, test, and maintain software applications, systems, and solutions. The seniority level of the role is sometimes determined by the company or applicable to some industries, not necessarily your extensive years of experience but rather how knowledgeable you are and your track record. Yes, salary ranges are commonly expressed in annual terms.”

Student gets job that pays in dollars

In a related story, TheTalk.NG reported that a university student got a remote job that pays $3,000 per month.

The student said his ultimate aim is to relocate abroad after graduating from the university.

Many people have said he is lucky as he will be earning $36,000, which is about N28.2 million yearly,

Source: TheTalk.NG

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