Tom Kenaley
Hire a prompt engineer by testing production capability, not credentials: run a portfolio review plus a live prompt-building exercise, and expect to pay $102,000 to $165,000 for a mid-level hire in 2026. Prompt engineers design, test, and refine the instructions that make large language models actually useful in production. Senior practitioners at firms like OpenAI … Read more
What Does a Solutions Architect Do? Salary & Career Guide A solutions architect designs the technical systems that connect business requirements to working software. They earn between $128,000 and $213,000 depending on which salary database you trust, with total compensation at senior levels regularly clearing $300,000 when equity and bonuses are included. The Bureau of … Read more
To hire a UX designer, first decide whether you need a generalist, researcher, interaction designer, or UI-leaning designer, then evaluate candidates with live portfolio deep-dives instead of take-homes. Expect $91,000 to $125,000 for mid-level and $135,000 to $180,000 for senior talent in 2026. Hiring a UX designer starts with figuring out whether you actually need … Read more
How to Pick a Tech Recruiting Firm as a Startup For most Series A startups hiring engineers, a contingency or contract-to-hire firm like KORE1 fits best, because it controls cash burn while still delivering senior talent. Riviera Partners is the pick for VP Engineering and CTO searches; Wellfound and Dover suit pre-seed DIY hiring. Tech … Read more
Scrum masters in 2026 earn $99Kâ$162K nationally, with mid-level certified candidates landing $110Kâ$135K base in most U.S. metros and senior, SAFe, or enterprise scrum masters clearing $155K depending on team scope, certification, and industry. Scrum masters in the United States pull anywhere from $99,000 to $162,000 in 2026. The national average lands somewhere between $108,000 … Read more
IT Project Manager Salary Guide 2026 The average IT project manager salary in the United States falls between $99,000 and $130,000 in base pay as of 2026, depending on which aggregator you ask and how broadly they define the role. Once you add bonuses and profit sharing, mid-career total comp regularly clears $140,000. Senior IT … Read more
What Is Succession Planning and Why Should You Care Succession planning is how you make sure critical leadership roles don’t turn into five-alarm fires when somebody leaves. You identify the people who could step up. You develop them. And ideally you do this before the departure email hits your inbox on a Tuesday morning. $1 trillion.
How to Hire Generative AI Engineers in 2026 To hire a generative AI engineer, first identify which of four roles you need — GenAI application developer, RAG architect, LLM fine-tuning specialist, or MLOps engineer — then budget $110K–$300K+ by specialization and screen for production experience, not tutorial knowledge. Four different engineers will apply to the … Read more
Most startups don’t need a fractional CFO on day one. That’s probably not what you expected a finance staffing firm to say. But it’s true. Hire one too early and you’re paying $5,000 a month for someone to organize spreadsheets you could have set up with a $30 QuickBooks subscription â burning through cash you … Read more
The average PHP developer salary in the United States falls between $72,000 and $108,000 depending on the source, with mid-level developers at U.S. companies realistically earning $90,000 to $120,000. This guide covers what PHP developers actually build in 2026, salary data by experience level, the skills that matter most, hiring timelines, common mistakes, and when working with a staffing partner makes financial sense.
