The Engineering Productivity Report: 2026

This report examines the real state of engineering productivity across 370+ engineers in India, spanning Pure Tech, Enterprise SaaS, Large Tech, and IT Services companies. It reveals the structural mismatch between where engineering time creates leverage and where it's actually spent, and provides a roadmap for protecting focus and retention.

Why Read this Report?

Understand the hidden time drain - 49% spend 4+ hours weekly on non-coding work.

Identify the attrition threshold - 9+ hours on non-core work = 2.3× higher burnout risk.

Protect your senior talent - 84% say better time allocation reduces burnout.

Reclaim engineering capacity - Learn how to reclaim 20-40% of senior interview time.

Scale without fragmenting focus - Redesign systems as you grow from 20 to 500+ engineers.

Invest in what compounds - 74% support reducing senior involvement in repetitive screening.