Engineering Velocity Gap Calculator

Your roadmap is moving faster than your hiring pipeline

Senior engineers cost $180-250K and take 3-6 months to hire. The best candidates have multiple offers before your second interview. Meanwhile, your roadmap adds scope every quarter and your team is running at capacity.

The US engineering hiring reality
$215K
Average fully-loaded cost
Salary, benefits, and overhead for one senior US engineer. That's before the cost of a 4-month hiring process.
Most US companies are in this stage
4.2 mo
Average time to hire
From job posting to first day. Every quarter your role sits open, your roadmap falls further behind.
The talent you want has 3 offers by week 6
67%
Of VP Eng leaders cite delivery as their top pressure point
Not technical debt. Not architecture. Hiring velocity. The team you have today determines what you can ship tomorrow.
Is your team in this 67%?

Find out exactly how big your velocity gap is and what it's costing you.

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Diagnostic Tool

Engineering Velocity Gap Calculator

Answer a few questions and get a personalized diagnosis of your velocity gap in engineer-weeks delayed, features deferred, and estimated revenue impact.

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Roadmap
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Results
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Tell us about your engineering team

25 engineers
$210,000/yr
4 squads