150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right?
Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal, and they do pay better than the video game makers, from what I hear. My OP was just saying that the best way to find 3D graphics programmers was to poach from games companies, not be one yourself. :)
I really don't know the field that well. It's been almost 30 years since I actually worked in the video game industry. Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. We don't use assembler any more, but the experience is actually relevant there.
> 150K is pretty much the average salary for any programmer in silicon valley, though, right?
Pretty much :)
> Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal
Interesting. I'm very interested in the Montreal job scene because I live just across the NY/Canadian border and have wanted to relocate to Canada for a while now. Unfortunately, the salaries haven't been there for web development or game development.
> Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market.
Do you work in embedded systems? How difficult a field is it to break into? I've been thinking about shifting in that direction for my own personal sanity, if nothing else. Doing nothing but building virtual worlds and websites for a decade makes you long for the physical world. I do, at least.
Autodesk also has a big presence in Montreal, and they do pay better than the video game makers, from what I hear. My OP was just saying that the best way to find 3D graphics programmers was to poach from games companies, not be one yourself. :)
I really don't know the field that well. It's been almost 30 years since I actually worked in the video game industry. Video game skills that old apply much better to the (much better paying) embedded market. We don't use assembler any more, but the experience is actually relevant there.