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Senior engineering shortage: building retention for 2026

Not just salary — structural changes. Career trajectory and meaningful autonomy.

Aggressive salary matching keeps a senior engineer for six months. Then they leave. Three structural levers that hold: 1) A clear career trajectory, 2) Real decision-making autonomy, 3) Performance reviews calibrated at senior level — not generic.

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