Gregg Flecke
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
Tech professionals who negotiate earn $24,479 more annually on average — an 18.83% boost vs. accepting the first offer. Over 5 years on a $130K base, that gap exceeds $150,000 in compounded earnings. The four highest-leverage moves: anchor first with market data, counter on total comp (not base only), get a written offer before negotiating, … Read more
MLOps engineer salaries in 2026 range from $90,000 to $257,000+, with the wide spread reflecting three distinct sub-roles wearing the same title: ML platform engineers, ML infrastructure engineers, and applied MLOps engineers. Senior MLOps engineers at FAANG and frontier AI labs reach $300K+ in total compensation. Source: KORE1 placements + Glassdoor + ZipRecruiter + Salary.com … Read more
IT staffing for startups connects growing companies with pre-vetted tech talent through flexible models like contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement. Rather than spending months posting on job boards and hoping, startups work with staffing partners who already have qualified developers and engineers ready to go. If your runway is burning and you need a senior … Read more
The best cybersecurity staffing agencies in 2026 are KORE1, CyberSN, Optiv, TEKsystems, Insight Global, Motion Recruitment, Apex Systems, and Pinpoint Search Group. Pick by role type (SOC vs detection vs GRC), clearance requirements, and specialization depth. Best Cybersecurity Staffing Agencies in 2026 Eight cybersecurity staffing agencies worth evaluating in 2026: KORE1, CyberSN, Optiv, TEKsystems, Insight … Read more
We’ve placed over 300 Python developers in the last five years. A mid-level Python developer in the US runs $100,000 to $130,000. Senior engineers clear $135,000 to $165,000. But here’s the thing nobody warns you about: Python is used for so many different things that “we need a Python developer” might mean four completely different hires.
We place full stack developers. Probably 180 in the past two years, which means I’m biased and you should know that upfront. But I’ve also watched companies burn through $40,000 on a bad full stack hire because they confused “knows React and Node” with “can actually build and ship a product end to end.” Wildly … Read more
We staff Node.js developers. Placed several in the past two years. Bias? Obviously. But I’ve also watched enough companies blow $30,000 on a bad hire because they didn’t know what to look for in a backend JavaScript developer, so I figure the recruiter perspective is worth sharing even if you never call us. Quick numbers … Read more
If you’re trying to hire a Salesforce developer right now, you already know the market is weird. Not bad. Not great. Weird. The platform has ballooned into this sprawling thing that covers CRM, AI agents, data unification, marketing automation, commerce, and probably six other things Salesforce announced at Dreamforce that nobody has implemented yet. Which … Read more
A recruiter’s guide to hiring software engineers in 2026. Real salary data by experience and location, the technical skills worth paying for, common interview mistakes that kill your pipeline, and when working with a staffing partner makes the math work.
