what if i hire someone and they leave?

the average ai engineer tenure in 2026 is around eighteen to twenty-four months. budget for it. if your roadmap depends on a single named engineer staying, the risk is real — diversifying through engagements (or a fractional senior plus a junior) hedges it.

can stennir help us scope an in-house hire?

yes. our ai readiness assessment includes a build-vs-hire recommendation. if the answer is hire, we say hire — and we can help write the jd and run technical screens.

what does stennir cost vs a senior ai engineer salary?

depends on the engagement and on the engineer market in your country. specifics on the discovery call. the right comparison isn't list-price-to-list-price; it's total annual cost (salary + on-cost + manager time + tools + recruiting + idle time) vs the cost of the work you'll actually have stennir ship.

the most common pattern is: ship the first one with stennir, then hire in-house once you know the shape of the org's ai work. the runbook from the first engagement is the in-house engineer's onboarding doc.

stennir vs hiring an in-house ai engineer

stennir vs hiring in-house. the honest roi math on a consultancy vs a senior ai engineer. when each wins, when each loses, and the hybrid that often beats both.

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