Why this grade This listing scored 35/100, which is an F. It lost the most ground on description depth. See the breakdown
- Freshness 15 / 15 How recently it was posted. Older postings are likelier to be filled or abandoned.
- Pay transparency 12 / 25 A published salary range, worth more than any other single factor because it is what a candidate cannot find out without applying.
- Remote clarity 8 / 15 Whether "remote" means anywhere, or is quietly restricted to one country.
- Corroboration 5 / 10 Whether more than one source carries this listing.
- Role specificity 3 / 10 Whether the listing is tagged well enough to tell what the role actually is.
- Description depth 2 / 20 How much the posting actually says about the work, measured in characters of real text.
-10 Ghost-job penalty — Deducted for signals that this posting may not be a real, currently-open role — staleness, repeated relisting, or talent-pool language.
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This listing does not state a salary
$112k – $155k
That is the middle half of what comparable roles paid on this board over the last 90 days — 50 listings that did publish a figure, median $136k. It is not this employer's offer, and we have no idea what they pay. It is only what the rest of the market advertised.
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Come work with me! I'm building out Factory's Security team. Whether you're into pentesting, application and product security, cloud security, corporate security, or compliance, I could use your skills. We recently raised $200M at a $5B valuation and this is an excellent time to join!
Details are at https://factory.com/careers/software-engineer-security
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