Technology firms are restructuring compensation packages away from unvested equity grants and toward direct, performance-linked cash bonuses. The recalibration follows a prolonged period of equity volatility and heightened investor focus on profitability over head-count expansion.
Retention Strategies
Senior engineering roles are seeing cash-to-equity ratios tilt heavily toward base salary and near-term milestones. Recruiters report that candidates increasingly favor predictable cash flow over illiquid equity options subject to extended vesting schedules.