Here's how much money I made at every point in my career at Netflix, IBM, and Grubhub

Wed, 05/03/2023 - 09:49

Frank Niu in front of blue background — Niu says he started thinking more deeply about the point of trying to climb the corporate ladder — and if there even was a point.
Frank Niu

Frank Niu is a former software engineer who gives finance, investing, and career advice on TikTok and his podcast.
He says he was able to retire because he saved, invested and job-hopped his way to high salaries.
This is his story as-told-to reporter Jenna Gyimesi

I spent around ten years working in the tech industry as a software engineer at companies like Netflix, Grubhub, and Credit Karma.

In 2020, I lost a close family member at the beginning of the pandemic. This made my wife and I reevaluate some key decisions in our lives, including if we wanted to risk sending our kids to daycare. I realized that I could stop working and stay home with my kids while maintaining a relatively comfortable lifestyle.