[weard_beard]

I hope you are right, but my understanding is that the high headcount in engineering could, in large part, be offset by American tax exemptions for engineering salaries and that this exemption is being actively sunset.

See: https://www.corumgroup.com/insights/major-tax-changes-us-sof...

https://technical.ly/startups/r-d-tax-change-reversal-startu...

[selimthegrim]

This was reverted in the big beautiful bill.

[teeray]

However, I wonder how long it takes company policies to catch up with the reality of that reversion. How many are still operating as though it was never reverted?

[aantix]

This was reverted.