I think I have found 2, but they work onshore and get paid the same as the whites. The ones making pennies are worthless.
I have found a big percentage of the good ones are already here in the US. If they are H1B they usually make a bit less because that is basically glorified indentured servitude.
But you can find good ones still in India though. My best dev team is 100% based in India. A lot of it is because the dev lead is a very solid leader and the rest of the team is fairly experienced. They all make between 20 and 35 lakh which is equivalent of $25k to $44k. That's easily a ratio of 5-1 or at worst 3.5-1.
We have a team of Angular-only UI devs who are all pretty solid and make around 10-12 lakh (equivalent $12k-15k). That's more like a 7-1 ratio with an equivalent dev in the US.
My best dev team is 100% based in India
congratulations on being part of the problem
Its the hand I've been dealt. I have to solve a problem with limited budget. I do what I can to get the job done with as many Americans as I'm allowed and can afford. At the end of the day, some of these skillsets are no longer specialized and are just commodities now.
I absolutely am in support of tariffs and regulations on this should over government ever choose to advance that agenda. But you have to be careful because then companies will completely offshore this stuff just like they did manufacturing, and now ALL US-based jobs will be in jeopardy.
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