Engineers cannot reliably identify tech-debt-heavy or underfunding-prone employers before joining
Software engineers repeatedly join companies that use open source purely to cut costs, skip security investment, and defer technical debt, with no intent to build properly. Interview signals for engineering culture quality are weak and easy to fake. The pattern leads to skilled engineers stuck in stagnant environments with limited career growth.
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