Engineers with domain knowledge may be the hardest to replace in the AI era
rkulidzan · x · 2026-07-22
Engineers who combine depth with domain knowledge are becoming hardest to replace
The author says they just answered questions for a book chapter on career development in the age of AI, and their main takeaway is blunt: engineers who pair technical depth with domain knowledge are the hardest to replace.
Their advice is to become a regulation nerd — someone who understands the rules and constraints in addition to the code. In their view, that combination is both useful and, surprisingly, enjoyable.
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