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What does a pod actually save you?
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Metafic pods include QA. In-house, a senior QA runs $130K base, $182K fully loaded.
12 months
3 mo 24 mo
Hiring market
Affects fully-loaded baseline cost per engineer.
Your savings
Over 12 months
$715,000
$180,000
Save $535,000
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75% less than in-house
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Pays for itself in week 1
In-house, fully loaded
$715,000
Metafic pod
$180,000
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In-house, per engineer per year
One-time costs per hire
| Recruiting fee (20% of base) | $30,000 |
| 3-month ramp productivity loss | $35,000 |
Metafic pod, per month
| 1 pod (2 senior engineers + QA + architect + AI) | $15,000 |
Your team needs 2 pods (4 engineers, 2 architects, 2 QA, AI agents).
Sources: Levels.fyi median compensation, Built In benefits data, Greenhouse 2025 hiring report. We assume 40% benefits/overhead on base salary, recruiting at 20% of base, and a 3-month ramp where new hires deliver at 50% productivity.
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