Archive - The Pragmatic Engineer

The remote work inflection point, Amazon attrition woes, and a secret hiring strategy for Europe

Dec 10, 2021

Stock prices woes driving attrition, differences in total compensation outcomes and hiring budget increases.

Mar 31

A hiring freeze at Meta, Cameo layoffs and the Ukraine job market slowly bouncing back

May 5

What can software engineers learn from the shutdown of the company? Exclusive details.

Apr 7

Layoffs, rescinded offers, hiring freezes, hiring slowdowns and a realistic look at the market.

May 19

Cloudflare's incredible recruitment numbers, one-off big tech retainers, startups competing with Big Tech and Amazon compensation woes.

Jan 13

Late-stage companies looking overvalued, and hiring slowdowns coming. What does this mean for tech compensation?

Apr 21

Return to the office, unhappiness at Meta and the impact of the war on the Ukraine tech market.

Mar 24

Below inflation raises, return to office, continuing tech layoffs, and more.

Mar 10

Big Tech talent wars in Africa and Latin America, the great immigrant resignation in the US and more.

Feb 17

Introducing levels after 25 years, return to the office 3 days a week, hiring freezes and layoffs.

Apr 28

Layoffs at Hopin and Peloton, a chill hitting parts of the market, Amazon’s historic compensation shift, Meta leaning into full-remote and new…

Feb 10

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