[mrbombastic]

200k is a fairly high salaried software eng in expensive markets, a bounty program like this would be open worldwide and many people would be willing to work for a fraction of that, quality control is another concern but take a look at prices on sites like upwork and bids for this type of work and realize 200k is nowhere near the lower baseline.

[vel0city]

$200k in cost to the company is a lot different than $200k in salary. It probably relates to someone making like $140k, depending on the various tax rates.

[dahcryn]

also, don't forget to include QA and release management overhead, as well as projectmanagement etc...

the 60k buffer probably just covers the salaries of the multiple layers of management and facilities (building, cleaning...)