Software engineer job postings hit 3-year high despite AI, argues data industry veteran
Zachly · x · 2026-09-25
Zach Wilson pushes back on the "AI is taking developer jobs" narrative: software engineer job postings are at a 3-year high.
His explanation is paradoxical — AI lets software tackle more problems than before, expanding the total pool of problems worth solving with code, which creates more engineering jobs rather than fewer. He attaches job posting data to back the claim.
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