AI Talent Market Frenzy: Junior ML Engineer Rejects $400k Offer
ingliguori · x · 2026-08-25
A snapshot of the insane AI talent market: AI researchers command $500k-$2M packages, ML engineers get 10+ offers monthly, and prompt engineers earn $200k+. The author argues companies hire wrong, focusing on PhDs and perfect skills instead of curiosity, learning speed, and communication, as technology evolves too fast for credentials to matter.
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