Costs outpace revenue
Engineering headcount and tooling grow while margin shrinks. The board asks why, and the answer is buried in sprint velocity and story points.
2-6xmore per feature than they should
Where is your engineering budget going?
Most Series B-C SaaS companies pay 2-6x more per feature than they should. Answer 18 questions and get a free personalized cost report.
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Built for CEOs of scaling SaaS companies
After product-market fit, engineering costs often grow faster than revenue. You sign budgets without knowing what you buy, and your CTO reports in metrics that do not translate to money.
Hard to know what is safe to cut
Every team looks busy. Without a cost map tied to customer demand, any cut feels like a gamble on product delivery.
Metrics that do not map to dollars
Velocity, cycle time, and deployment frequency tell you how fast teams move, not whether each feature costs what it should.
Your profile
Series B-C SaaS, typically 50-300 employees and 15-150 engineers. If that sounds like you, this survey was built for your decisions.
What happens when you start the survey
A short, structured questionnaire about your architecture, team, and costs. No technical deep dive required.
18 business questions
High-level answers about your engineering organization, delivery model, and cost structure.
About 5 minutes
Questions on team size, delivery economics, architecture coupling, and budget trends. Your answers feed the cost model directly.
No code or financials
You do not share repositories, spreadsheets, or sensitive documents. Only what you already know from running the company.
Final step: your details
Your name, company, and email so we can send your personalized PDF report.
What you will get in your cost report
A personalized PDF emailed to you after you complete the survey. Recommendations are grounded in The Engineering Tax theories: the engineering costs that grow inside every scaling software company but rarely appear on a budget line.
The theories behind the recommendations
- Unrecognized engineering costs that hide inside estimates and standups
- Sync tax from keeping systems and teams aligned
- Coordination friction that grows with every feature shipped
What your report includes
- Estimated annual engineering overspend based on your answers
- Your top cost drivers, ranked by impact
- Savings opportunities with conservative numbers
- A phased rollout plan for what to address first
Should you take this survey?
If you are the CEO of a scaling SaaS company struggling with profitability decreasing as your product and team grow, start the free 5-minute survey. You answer 18 high-level business questions, share no code or financial documents, and receive a personalized PDF cost report by email. The report estimates engineering overspend, identifies top cost drivers, and suggests a rollout plan based on theories from The Engineering Tax.
Common questions
Who is this for?
CEOs of Series B-C SaaS companies with 15-150 engineers who need to understand where engineering budget goes and what is safe to cut.
Do I need to share code or financials?
No. The survey takes 5 minutes and uses high-level business answers only. You do not need to share code repositories or financial documents.
What do I get?
A personalized PDF report with cost drivers, savings estimates, and a rollout plan. Recommendations draw on The Engineering Tax theories for engineering costs.
Is the report really free?
Yes. The engineering cost report is free. Audits and implementation suggestions in the report are not binding. Even if you do nothing else, the report should help you understand what makes software engineering expensive at your company.
How accurate are the numbers?
The numbers are estimates from your survey answers, interpreted through The Engineering Tax theories. They are conservative, so your actual engineering costs are likely in the same ballpark rather than far off.