Dev Headcount Down, Customer-Facing Roles 10x: The Post-LLM Job Map
kylegawley · x · 2026-11-09
chrislciaba predicts huge engineering headcount cuts and equally huge demand for customer-facing roles over the next three years: LLMs handle most software engineering, software supply explodes, and nobody wants AI slop — so product and sales folks just 10x'd their value. kylegawley adds that devs who can connect customer needs to what gets built will be in higher demand.
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