Articles by Nick Kolakowski
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Robinhood, Coinbase, Finance IT: Top Software Engineer Salaries
Trading app Robinhood has been much in the news lately, for various reasons. First, it forced other financial firms (including Charles Schwab) to emulate its commission-free model. Then it experi… -
Weekend Roundup: E-Commerce Drone Wars; Waze Layoffs
Welcome to the weekend, everyone! Here are some of the tech stories from the week that you might have missed, including a brewing battle over drone delivery between Walmart and Amazon, as well as… -
15 Programming Languages That Pay Freelancers Best: Golang, More
Many software developers and engineers work on a freelance basis. Whether they’re contracting their services to a single company, or building one-off apps or websites for a handful of clients, it… -
Tech Companies Postponing Office Returns Amidst COVID-19
From a logistics perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a nightmare for many companies. In March and April, everyone from CEOs to sysadmins and help-desk specialists had to figure out how to… -
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings: No Positives to Long-Term Remote Work
Many technologists are upbeat about the future of remote work, but don’t count Netflix CEO Reed Hastings among them. The head of the streaming giant told The Wall Street Journal in a recent inter… -
16 Cybersecurity Certifications and Skills That Employers Want Today
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for solid cybersecurity practices at companies large and small. Phishing and malicious emails are on the rise, and attackers everywhere are testing… -
What Microsoft CEO Nadella Salary Has in Common with Engineer Pay
In a bid for more compensation transparency, a group of Microsoft employees have taken to listing their salaries in a Google spreadsheet circulated internally. While even entry-level engineers an… -
These Tech Firms Offer the Highest Average H-1B Salaries
What’s the average H-1B salary at some of the biggest tech companies? In this instance, we don’t want to just focus on pay for software developers and engineers, which we’ve covered in past artic… -
Google Hiring for These 30 Technology Skills, 15 Jobs
Many technologists continue to aspire to work at Google. The tech giant offers a combination of cutting-edge projects (including quantum computing) and great pay, which allow it to source pretty… -
Startup Layoffs Leveled Off Over the Summer
All around the world, it seems that the pace of startup layoffs has slowed down over the summer, despite the world economy still figuring out how to most effectively navigate the COVID-19 pandemi…