AI will change what companies hire software engineers for, dev argues
Overall-Beach-9801 · reddit · 2026-10-29
A developer reflects on AI's impact on software careers, admitting shared anxiety. Drawing an analogy to manufacturing's shift from craftspeople to factories — where some jobs vanished, others emerged, and old skills didn't always transfer — he argues the bigger worry this time is the pace of change.
Coding, debugging and system understanding still matter, but engineers must also learn to evaluate AI-generated work, integrate it into existing systems, and keep those systems running reliably. He expands on how this reshapes hiring in an accompanying article and invites others to share how they're preparing.
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