AI won't shrink software engineering — it's ushering in an era of customized SaaS
bendee983 · x · 2026-09-09
Pushing back on the narrative that AI agents will trigger mass developer layoffs, the author argues AI will instead expand software engineering roles at enterprise SaaS companies.
His reasoning: large enterprise customers routinely demand customizations to packaged software, which used to be prohibitively expensive. Now enterprise SaaS firms are hiring multiple AI-augmented engineering teams to deliver those customizations at a fraction of the previous cost — doing "more with more" rather than "more with less." He calls this the era of customized SaaS, where experienced engineers are needed more than ever.
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