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07 Your Next Hire Is a Machine

Published 25 May 2026 PDF 1 resource
The hiring decision has bifurcated. Engineering leaders no longer choose between candidates; they choose between humans and machines for the same role. This paper provides a practical framework for budgeting, staffing, and managing the hybrid bench: how to compare a senior engineer to a comparably-budgeted agent fleet, how to scope the work each is best suited to, and how to plan capacity when half your "team" is non-human. Written for the leader "staring at a hiring plan that no longer lists only people."

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