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The Engineering Role That Won't Fill: How to Break Out of the Same Failed Search
If your critical engineering requisition has been posted and closed more than once, the talent market isn't entirely to blame. Here's what the data reveals about why experienced engineering searches keep failing — and what to genuinely change before trying again.
130,000 Engineers Are Available. You Still Can't Find the One You Need.
The tech market shed over 130,000 jobs in 2025 while hiring jumped 25% year over year. For engineering hiring managers, both trends are real — and together they create a problem that requires a new playbook.
The Two-Tier Engineering Market: What the 2025 Data Actually Shows
Tech job postings are down 36% and programmer employment has fallen 27.5% — yet demand for senior, AI-fluent engineers has never been more intense. Here's what the numbers mean for hiring managers and engineers right now.