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SignalFire's analysis of hiring data across 80 million companies found engineering was the most resilient job function in 2025. Engineers made up 55% of new hires at Tech Majors, up from 46% in 2019. Early-stage startups hired 7% more engineers than in 2019.
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AI engineer vs. forward deployed engineer: which delivers more value?