I'm really happy in 2017. I'm at the same job for a year (big accomplishment for me). I got a large hourly raise; they sent me to react and rails training. I took 6 weeks to go to europe and I can work from home a few days per week. I'm working the dream.
W2 Contractor Senior Software Engineer, $85/hr, REACT/Rails
Posting as anonymous. Regular HN user here. I work in Denver, Colorado at a TV company. I am a contractor through a local tech firm. I am making $85 an hour on a W2 open ended contract. Through my contracting company, I get access to 401k (no match), medical/dental/vision (company pays atleast 50%) and they send me to conferences/training.
I really dig the gig, they treat me like an employee but pay me like a contractor. I tend to take 5-6 weeks of time off (unpaid) so I tend to make $160,000-165,000 at the end of the year.
My background is about 10 years of tech experience. Working on React currently. CS degree.