I absolutely hate where I live and really want to move to NYC (Manhattan).

I have 1 year of experience as a full stack developer working with React and React Native. Been slowly studying leetcode for about 2 months in-between the stresses of my job. I’m not FAANG good yet but am approaching a level perhaps good enough for some mid-sized to large companies. The current startup I’m working remotely at is failing (i.e. leadership is saying the business could only have a few months left if things don’t turn around), so clock is ticking.

What are some good companies that pay full stack devs a salary I can get an apartment in Manhattan on but aren’t like FAANG level hard to get into?

Hello, I would like to know what is the tech job market like in NYC? (Over 5 years work experience.)

Salary for a full stack developer? (JavaScript proficient.)

Is there a lot of discrimination when hiring? (Race, sex..etc)

What part of NYC would you say most of the tech companies are located in?

Is moving to NYC, Manhattan to be specific, a good idea for a change of scenery? (I will be moving from Phoenix, Arizona.)

I love big cities, lots of people, I am outgoing and have no fear of trying new things and making new friends. I have another 2 and a half full years to prepare and save for this move.

(If there is a specific subreddit I should go to for a more detailed answer please let me know.)

Looking to potentially change careers - any idea where one would start to learn about tech startups in NYC (like if there's any specific forums, websites, etc). Just looking to find some general information to start!

So I know that NYC is known for the exclusive FinTech algorithm trading firms (HFT, prop shops, hedge funds, etc) but let's set those aside for a second. Which "tech" companies have offices in NYC (whether remote office or the HQ)?

Here's what I have so far:

Remote office in NYC

• Facebook

• Snap, Inc.

• Google

• Microsoft

• Amazon

• Square

• Spotify

• Addepar

• Palantir

• Indeed

• Slack

• Twitter

• Apple

• Dropbox

• Yahoo

• GrubHub Seamless

• Airbnb

HQ in NYC

• SquareSpace

• iHeartRadio

• Bloomberg

• Yext

• MongoDB

• Etsy

• Stack Exchange

• Goldman Sachs

• ZocDoc

• Yodle

• Donors Choose

• Schoology

• Meetup

• Codecademy

• BlueApron

• Betterment

• OkCupid

I'd really appreciate people commenting below and I'll update the list continually.

Curious what some of the biggest most prominent ones are?

I'm actually sick of working from home and am ready to go in office. Figure I should focus my search there since I'll find the least competition.

I have been incredibly blessed with two new grad SWE offers all starting in 2022.

Company 1: Google in Mountain View

Company 2: Midsized tech company in NYC that has IPO'd

Google

Pros

• About $220k in TC for first year and about $200k recurring (this is $40k more than Company 2 for first year, and about $25k more per year on average than company 2 for the first 3 years). These comp figures account for faster promotion in company 2.

• Brand equity/value. Having Google on my resume is very valuable. Company 2 is a well known and high growing company, but the brand equity is definitely not at the level of Google.

• Insanely good benefits all around.

• A lot more options for products and teams to work in

Cons:

• team match hasn't happened yet so I don't know what team I will be put in yet. Team match will happen sometime in May after starting since I am participating in the ECI (Early Career Immersion) program.

• this team match thing could be an issue if I end up getting a team I don't like.

• 3 weeks PTO (this is less than the at least 5 weeks PTO in company 2).

• slower promotions

• the quality of mentorship will depend on the team which I don't know yet. However, I can definitely and easily seek mentors outside the team.

Company 2

Pros:

• I know and like the team since I worked there over the summer (3 months).

• Potentially more impact in the things that I work on just by nature of size.

• Unlimited PTO (this equates to at least 5 weeks PTO every year)

• faster promotions. Within about 2 years of joining.

• nice location in NYC, but I can easily move to NYC at Google after a year.

• I know mentorship by team lead and manager is good forsure.

Cons:

• Lower TC even accounting for promotions in the first three years.

• Less benefits

• less brand equity

• Since I don't yet know what I love working on interms of tech area or stack, I am worried there might be less options for things incase I find that I don't love what I am working on in the current team.

• if I choose this option (ie. Company 2 and not Google) and find that I don't like it after starting, I may regret way more than vice versa knowing that I said no to Google.

• I am using three years as a comparison time frame since I believe that is the amount of time I expect to be in either companies. Plus, forecasting farther than that is much more difficult and even more imprecise.

• TC numbers account for faster promotions in Company 2

• And yes, these numbers are after negotiation with company 2 with offer from Google.

Tbh, deciding btn the two has given me so much anxiety even though this is an amazing position to be in the first place. Any and all advice interms of choosing btn the two as a new grad are welcome.

https://www.thecity.nyc/2025/05/06/technology-economy-new-york-city-doubleclick/

A little background about me: 22 year old male, currently in my 4th and final year of university. Will be graduating in 2023. I'm single, no close friends (or people I can call best friends) so don't actually have a solid group of friends. Don't have any close family members either and the family I live with in my hometown is extremely dysfunctional.

Basically what I'm trying to say is I am constantly alone and have no one that checks up on me and no one that actually cares for me. I am sick and tired of this feeling. There's honestly nothing left for me in my hometown when I get back after graduating so I want to move out. I live in the province of Ontario, Canada (1 hour drive from downtown Toronto). I'm interested in moving to the U.S. Higher salary for tech workers in the U.S. versus Canada and much more affordable housing compared to cities like Toronto or Vancouver.

What I'm mainly looking for:

• A very social and exciting city for young people in their 20s (especially those that are single) and a really good nightlife.

• Big tech company with an amazing office presence and has a solid reputation for co-workers forming tight bonds outside of work. Last company I worked for had cubicles for its office presence so...I guess you already know what the vibes were.

To add to the "tight bonds with co-workers" point, what I mean by that is people that are willing to do stuff like go to a NBA/NHL/NFL game, see a concert, watch a movie, hit the club on a Saturday night, not just see each other at "happy hour" which even non-big companies also have.

Any suggestions/recommendations? I will be applying to new grad/entry-level roles in 2023.

1. StackAI - language model deployment (US remote / Bay Area / NYC)

2. Basis - accounting AI platform (NYC)

3. Truewind - automated accounting workflows (Bay Area)

4. Bland AI - automated phone calls (Bay Area)

5. Boon - supply chain AI (US remote / Bay Area)

6. Plenful - healthcare data automation (Bay Area / US remote)

7. Formance - open-source financial flows (Paris / NYC / US remote / France remote)

8. NeuBird.ai - IT operations analyzer (Bay Area)

9. Cartesia - generative voice API (Bay Area)

10. Atmo - weather forecasting AI (Bay Area)

11. Aampe - message delivery through AI (Remote)

12. Hyperbolic - decentralized GPU access (Bay Area)

13. Ask Sage, Inc. - multi-modal gen AI (Remote)

14. Ataraxis AI - cancer treatment planning (NYC)

15. Droxi - EHR inbox (Tel Aviv / Ohio)

16. Evidently - clinical data automation (Bay Area)

17. Plume Network - tokenize real world assets (NYC / Multiple remote locations)

18. Stand - climate risk insurance (Bay Area / Seattle)

19. Backflip - AI 3D design (N/A)

20. Fold - bitcoin rewards debit card (US remote)

21. Stigg - API-first pricing management (NYC remote / Tel Aviv)

22. Prometheum - digital asset securities (US remote)

23. Pathway - AI with live data (Remote)

24. Slip Robotics - automated freight loading (Georgia / Iowa / Nevada)

25. Spexi - earth imagery (Vancouver)

26. Atlas Invest- real estate bridge loans (NYC / Herzliya IL)

27. Next Sense - decarbonization analytics (Amsterdam)

Adding direct links to their career pages in the comments.

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Hi guys. I am graduating this May and I've been applying to a bunch of tech companies in NYC (around 100 companies), but I feel as if I applied to most of them. Can you guys give me a list of tech companies to apply for just like the list here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cscareerquestions/comments/3p2i96/is_there_a_list_of_good_tech_companies_to_intern/.

Any good decent companies out there?

I'm currently working a FANG internship in CA but don't think I'll be able to transfer the return offer to NYC and would prefer to work there bc I grew up in the area. What are some of the best tech companies with interesting work in NYC?

My company is located abroad with a few of us based in New York. We are setting up a WeWork office in Manhattan, but the leadership team chose a location in Times Square / Penn Station (7th & 37th). As someone with local knowledge, I have strongly recommended finding a alternative location downtown that will be more conducive to collaborating with partners, individual networking, and a more enjoyable place for employees to work.

In addition to better food and after-work activities in other neighborhoods (compared to Times Square), I think that working in a building that has more tech companies, FinTechs, and Startups is a better move long-term for the company.

Q: what neighborhoods should I explore for a potential replacement of the Times Square location?

My immediate thoughts are Flatiron, SoHo, and Chelsea. Does "Silicon Alley" still exist? Am I wrong and is Garment District a good spot?

I will also factor-in logistics (access to trains, subways, etc.) and cost, but just for the above factors I'd love to hear your thoughts!

Disclaimer: the current location is actually super easy for me to commute on the 7, but I am dreading a Times Square commute.

I'm trying to move back to NYC after working remotely from another state for three years. I really don't like full time WFH and I would like to be back in an office at least two days a week. It's been surprisingly hard to screen job postings for this because it seems like almost all tech jobs are now listed as hybrid/remote but when you dig deeper they turn out to be remote first and very few people actually go into the office at all. I have talked to a few people at companies with a hybrid option and it sounds like most of them only have a few people in the office at any given time and those people are still on remote-first teams so they're simply doing all their zoom calls from the office rather than from their home. This is what I'm trying to avoid; I miss the collaborative, social office environment that existed pre-pandemic. Even though I'm a software engineer, a stereotypically antisocial profession, I am much happier and more productive when I get to leave my house and spend time with other people every day. I miss in person meetings and whiteboarding sessions and team lunches and after work happy hours.

I'm looking for a tech company with a New York office where people who take the hybrid option actually do go into the office and where there's still some opportunity to collaborate in person. Does this even exist anymore? I feel so disconnected from the New York tech scene after being remote from another state for so long. Hoping someone here can shed some light on the situation.

Which US cities do you think will have the most/highest paying jobs in the coming future? Will the Bay Area ever be dethroned?

I'm planning on moving to NYC in half a year, but am unsure how the tech culture is there. Although people say the culture in SV can be toxic, I actually like the ambition and enthusiasm there for new ideas. I'm worried New York may be too "practical" and money driven over the save the world type energy that's in SV. Thoughts?

Any practical advice about job opportunity for SWDs in each area would also be appreciated.

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Hey guys,

I've been at Amazon in Seattle for the last few years but I've always been a bigger city person, so I've been thinking about a move to NYC this fall when my lease is up. I get that covid times prob isn't the best time to move to an expensive city, but it's not like my rent is exactly cheap in Seattle.

My question is, how is the tech tech companies in NYC? I'm less interested in fintech mainly because I don't think I'd like to go back to needing to dress up for work or needing to come into work at a specific time. So far, I'm eyeing Google, FB, and Twitter in NYC but obviously that's not a lot of companies and all those interviews can be tough. I know there's a lot of fintech and hedge funds that probably pay well too, but ideally I'd like to work at a tech tech company.

Also on that note, I know NYC perks probably isn't SF but how many of the companies in NYC have free food?

I've also considered SF and potentially LA, but after reading several threads here it seems like NYC would be the best fit for what I want at least in my next move.

Tl;dr: I’ve always wanted to live in NYC but am a little worried about the number of pure tech companies there and setting my career back compared to staying in Seattle or say a SF

I heard New York and New York City has some opportunities for jobs in tech. How true is this? Is the state still a good place to look for tech jobs?