[shagie]

Senior devs tend to be a bit more stable in terms of "looking for a place to settle down" rather than switching jobs frequently as they've got a better idea of what they want to do and how to judge if an origination is one they want to be in.

Additionally, even if it is the case that they leave in a year or two, the org has likely spent less time on going through resumes (fewer resumes applying) and overall interviewing (individual interview may be longer, but again - fewer overall being done) and less time on onboarding.

You're likely able to have productive contributions from a senior in 3 months rather than 6-12 months for a junior.

So even if the senior does leave in a year or two - the org is still better off trying to hire a senior than a junior.

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It really boils down to "if you can't compete with big tech salaries, there likely isn't a way to hire a junior dev that will be a net positive to the organization.