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Software Engineers per Product Manager at Tech Majors

Line chart showing the 4-quarter rolling mean of software engineers per product manager for Tech Majors and Early Stage Startups from Q4 2019 to Q4 2025. Tech Majors reached a ratio of 8.9 engineers per PM by Q4 2025, while Early Stage Startups reached 7.1.

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