Gregg Flecke
When you look up “staffing agencies in Irvine, CA,” you’ll often find a long list that can be overwhelming without any clear guidance. But this list is different. Here are five agencies that truly stand out in Irvine, chosen for their specialization, success in hiring, and real-life examples of their effectiveness. Quick Answer: Top Staffing … Read more
The Axios npm package got backdoored on March 31, 2026 by North Korean hackers, and hours later Anthropic accidentally leaked the entire Claude Code source code through the same npm registry. Both events hit the JavaScript ecosystem on the same day. If your company runs Node.js in production, or if your developers use AI coding … Read more
IT Director Salary Guide for 2026 IT director salary in the United States sits between $131,000 and $205,000 in base pay, depending on which database you pull from, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics pinning the median at $171,200 for the broader “Computer and Information Systems Managers” occupational category as of its May 2024 survey. … Read more
AI/ML Talent Map 2026: Where AI Engineers Are and What They Cost Thirty-five percent of all AI engineers in the United States work within a 40-mile radius of San Jose. Another 23% are in Seattle. That leaves roughly 42% of the country’s AI workforce scattered across every other metro area combined. If you’re hiring for … Read more
The 30-Day Talent Window: Why Smart Companies Are Hiring Right Now Tech layoffs in 2026 climbed past 160,000 jobs by mid-year, led by Amazon, Meta, Block, and Epic Games, creating a short-lived surplus of senior IT, engineering, and data talent. For employers with open reqs, that surplus is a rare buyer’s market, but it thins … Read more
A site reliability engineer keeps production systems running, automates away the repetitive operational work that burns out your infrastructure team, and builds the monitoring and alerting that tells you something is broken before your customers do. Pay varies a lot by source. Across the five databases below, the typical band runs from about $114,000 at … Read more
To hire a project manager, define the methodology and project type first, screen for real failure stories over buzzwords, and move to an offer within two to three weeks. Budget $100K to $130K for most IT PMs in 2026. A project manager is the person who keeps a cross-functional initiative from quietly falling apart. They … Read more
Product managers in the United States earn between $119,000 and $194,000 in base salary as of 2026, with a national average landing around $150,000 depending on who’s counting and how they define the role. Total compensation at Big Tech companies regularly clears $300,000 once you factor in equity and bonuses. The title covers an enormous … Read more
A SOC analyst monitors an organization’s networks and systems for security threats, triaging alerts across SIEM platforms, investigating incidents, and escalating confirmed breaches. Entry-level Tier 1 analysts earn $50,000 to $80,000, while senior Tier 3 threat hunters pull $90,000 to $140,000 or more. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 29% job growth for information security … Read more
Information Security Analyst: Complete Career Guide Last month we placed an information security analyst at a healthcare company in Irvine. Took three weeks from intake call to signed offer. The one before that took four months. Same title. Same salary range. Completely different outcome, and the difference had nothing to do with the candidate market. … Read more
