I've worked with recruiters enough to know that they get a bare minimum of $20k to hook an average engineer up with a mid-level job. The rates go up with the p

I've worked with recruiters enough to know that they get a bare minimum of $20k to hook an average engineer up with a mid-level job. The rates go up with the position and the demand. With that in mind, I honestly don't see a problem with paying $500k per engineer if they come with a great product that can improve the buyer's position. It isn't what I'd think of as a sign of a bubble, but a different way to spend recruiting money.