We don&#x27;t want to waste anybody&#x27;s time, actually efficiency is one of our values <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;handbook&#x2F;#values" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;handbook&#x2F;#values</a>. We do pay SF and US salaries (see <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;team&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;about.gitlab.com&#x2F;team&#x2F;</a> for an idea where our team is). But as said the higher the salary the higher the bar. We think there are exceptional people in the SF Bay area and we would like them to work for us.<p>I tried to figure out a salary range for positions to prevent wasting everybody&#x27;s time. But we still very frequently go higher or lower than I guessed based on the person&#x27;s ability and their location (and cost of living).<p>I would like to prevent disappointing people like bitshepherd and I&#x27;m open to suggestions.