How the end of non-compete agreements impacts engineers

A major intervention by the Federal Trade Commission in the employment market could mean big changes for software developers, especially at the senior end of the market.

One of the biggest shake-ups in US employment law has the potential to materially change the talent market for software engineers. In April, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was banning non-compete clauses in many contracts nationwide to kickstart competition in the market. These contract clauses are designed to prevent staff who depart a company from working for a competitor for a defined period of time, often the best part of a year.

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