The Junior Developer Extinction Event
Entry-level software engineering positions have dropped 60% since 2022. A Harvard study found companies cut junior hiring before AI can replace those roles....
Entry-level software engineering positions have dropped 60% since 2022. A Harvard study found companies cut junior hiring before AI can replace those roles....
Evidence-based hiring methods that predict engineering success: structured interviews, work samples, and behavioral questions. Based on Sackett 2022 meta-analysis....
The senior engineering interview process tests preparation, not ability. 63% of seniors get downleveled. Here's what actually predicts success and how to hire differently....
Technical interviews optimize for competitive coding skills that rarely matter in actual work. What we should test instead - and how hiring could improve....
Your first engineering hire was perfect for building the prototype. But scaling requires different skills. Knowing when that transition has happened—and acting on it—is one of the hardest decisions fo...
I've been called a 10x engineer - sometimes 20x. The variation in programmer productivity is real. But the way Silicon Valley uses the concept has damaged how organizations build teams....