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State of Developer Burnout 2026

Anonymous survey data from software engineers, engineering managers, and tech workers. Growing toward 500 responses — take the survey →

Avg burnout score

7.2/10

Burned out 6+ months

69%

Manager doesn't know

97%

80%

say burnout has affected their physical or mental health

Based on 35 responses

How long have you been feeling burned out?

Over a year

40%

6–12 months

29%

1–3 months

14%

3–6 months

11%

Less than a month

Biggest driver of burnout

AI pressure

40%

Unclear priorities

20%

Poor management

Always-on culture

On-call pressure

Respondents by role

Software Engineer

Product Manager

data scientist

Founder/CTO

Designer/UX

What would help most right now

Time off

26%

Clearer priorities

14%

More autonomy

11%

Better pay

Someone to talk to

Does your manager know you're burned out?

26%

I haven't told them

26%

Yes

23%

I'm not sure I'm burned out

23%

Years of experience

10+ years

6-10 years

3-5 years

Company size

1000+ employees

51-200 employees

11-50 employees

1-10 employees

201-1000 employees

40%

have taken time off specifically because of burnout

Based on 35 responses

Progress to 500 responses

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