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Staff Engineer

Which Staff Engineer seat is healthier — Qualcomm, Standard Bots, or iRobot?

Qualcomm is the healthier seat.

Health is cash share, work-email ticks, and a book that is not cooling.

The desk · cash share, work-email ticks, book, heat

1. 1Qualcomm$274k

   cash 68% · 8/12 ticks · flat · QCOM +12% 1y · phone silicon

2. 2iRobot$200k

   cash 83% · 3/6 ticks · flat · Roomba · recap 2026 · cash over paper

3. 3Standard Bots$250k

   cash 80% · 3/6 ticks · flat · AI cobots · 2026 raise · small sample