Nope, not a junior. For our staff roles, we have Junior - Mid Tier - Senior - Principal. This is for a Mid Tier role.
It's just how it is here, sadly - I wish we could change it, and so does my boss.
Nobody is here for the money; we get to work on pretty cool projects with quite a big user base (we're talking millions of users and billions of request per day) - No. 6 Alexa rank for the U.K, and one of 2 non-startups in the Top 20. We have a lot of authority and a relatively relaxed work environment
You have one thing right. It is very Sad. You will either hire dreadful developers or junior developers, Salary is FAR too low BBC!! Dont be Cheap now!
It's just how it is here, sadly - I wish we could change it, and so does my boss.
Nobody is here for the money; we get to work on pretty cool projects with quite a big user base (we're talking millions of users and billions of request per day) - No. 6 Alexa rank for the U.K, and one of 2 non-startups in the Top 20. We have a lot of authority and a relatively relaxed work environment