Grindr CEO says they would have to hire 200 human engineers to replace AI

Grindr CEO says AI is doing work that would have required hiring 200 additional engineers

Grindr increased output 2.5x via AI without hiring, equivalent to adding 200 engineers at $60M/year. The paradox for CIOs: output gains without hiring, though code-volume metrics obscure quality impact and token spend emerging as the true scaling constraint.