It's no secret the demand for software engineers is huge these days.
The increase in demand has even created a marketplace with a high turnover rate, forcing companies to adapt in order to keep their employees onboard.
The Hacker Life, a data visualization project from Vancouver-based engineers Mahshid Zeinaly and Abtin Rasoulian, recently examined the public information of 764 software engineers and related positions working for 27 companies with offices in LA, and ranked them by number of years they stayed at these companies.
In comparing medium-sized companies to large corporations, the results show that engineers at medium-sized companies like
of Pacific Palisades and Fandago of LA stayed roughly 1.5-2.5 years on average. Conversely, corporations like Santa Monica-based and Redlands-based kept their developmental staff for 4.5-6 years.
Over the years, developer salaries have steadily increased proportionally to the demand for their service. This puts the spotlight on how companies are evolving to keep developmental staff in the loop.
While things like LA's high cost of living and commuting will always weigh on an employee's mind, Zeinaly and Rasoulian found that companies are adjusting to the high turnover rate by, “practicing less dependency on individuals and faster training processes."
This aims to create an environment of engagement, where employees are urged to share their opinions on work practices, company culture and their general opinion on philosophies, while speeding-up the onboarding process.
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