Data & notes
| Company | Employed | Open | Employed per open role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 246 | 25 | 9.8× |
| Uber | 90 | 16 | 5.6× |
| MongoDB | 58 | 19 | 3.1× |
| Cisco | 20 | 0 | not captured |
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Key takeaway · How to cite
Palo Alto Networks posts the most open Staff Engineer roles: 25
Start with where demand sits, as of 2026-11-08 PT.
Data & notes
| Name | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 25 | 41.7% |
| MongoDB | 19 | 31.7% |
| Uber | 16 | 26.7% |
Which hosts rank highest on employed per open role?
The highest ratio is Palo Alto Networks 9.8× (246 employed / 25 open). The ratio chart above ranks every host.
| Host | Employed | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 246 | 25 |
| Uber | 90 | 16 |
| MongoDB | 58 | 19 |
| Cisco | 20 | not captured |
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Who holds the deepest bench? Palo Alto Networks at 246
Employed headcount ranked on its own; Palo Alto Networks is largest.
Data & notes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 246 |
| Uber | 90 |
| MongoDB | 58 |
| Cisco | 20 |
Absolute employed beside opens: ratio lead Palo Alto Networks, bench lead Palo Alto Networks
The two rankings can diverge: bench volume and door density are different decisions.
Data & notes
| Category | Employed | Open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto Networks | 246 | 25 |
| Uber | 90 | 16 |
| MongoDB | 58 | 19 |
| Cisco | 20 | 0 |
What it means for Staff Engineer employed vs open: what to do this week / how to use it
Palo Alto Networks leads multiple, bench, and opens (9.8×, 246 employed, 25 open) — work that host first this week.
- Treat other hosts as contrast narrow lists; do not expand past measured employers.
- Keep the ask inside: employed Staff Engineer and captured opens at measured hosts on this page.
How to read hosts without captured open roles
Open roles were not captured at Cisco. Those hosts are listed in grey, with the employed count and no bar, and they are excluded from employed per open role.
There is no five-host peer-pack ladder here: the comparison is employed per open role on one seat.
As of 2026-11-08 PT · Source: Metix AI
Notes & method
Methodology
Each employed number is Staff Engineer profiles current on the company record, dated 2026-11-08 PT. Open is the active posting count for that same title family. An open cell of 0 is uncaptured, not a claim of no demand. Source: Metix AI.
FAQ
- Does an uncaptured Staff Engineer host get a bar?
- On this Staff Engineer page, a host with uncaptured open roles is listed and gets no ratio bar. A 0 in the open cell means the postings were not captured.
- Is the Staff Engineer page a peer-pack ladder?
- The comparison is Staff Engineer employed divided by open roles. No bar means that host was not captured.
- Who leads the Staff Engineer multiple?
- The highest captured multiple is Palo Alto Networks 9.8× (246 employed / 25 open). Read it as of 2026-11-08 PT.
- Where do the Staff Engineer figures come from?
- Both cells share the measurement date 2026-11-08 PT. The source is Metix AI.
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