05/29/2026
A bad tech hire in a senior engineering role can cost up to 30% of their first-year salary.
Before you count the architectural damage or the team friction that follows.
The re-hire cost is the one people talk about. The codebase is the one that lingers.
We are breaking down all three costs here, including the one most post-mortems never surface: https://www.bravolt.com/post/the-human-element-in-the-age-of-ai-generated-talent-why-traditional-vetting-is-failing