FAANG engineer asks: will building AI agents in code become the new system design?
Few-Introduction5414 · reddit · 2026-10-26
A FAANG software engineer posted on Reddit asking whether mastering AI agent development in code could become the next essential skill, akin to how system design has long dominated interviews and day-to-day engineering work. The post invites community discussion on whether agent-building is becoming a foundational software development competency.
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