Ask HN: An AI founder finds one senior with a Max plan beats three junior hires
abhishekbasu · hn · 2026-10-16
An AI x Freight founder asks HN about hiring junior engineers in 2026. He offers paid internships above median pay as a trial before full-time decisions, but struggles to see juniors' value now that models are so capable — a rough estimate: one senior with a Max plan beats three junior hires. Founder peers feel the same; his bar may be unrealistically high.
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