Tech job shifts: front-end roles down 51% in a year, AI engineer openings up 46%
lennysan · x · 2026-11-12
Lenny Rachitsky shared year-over-year changes in open tech roles: declining — front-end engineer (−51%), iOS/Android engineer (−46%), UX researcher (−45%), product designer (−28%, record low); rising — forward deployed engineer (4.6x), hardware engineer (2x), AI engineer (+46%), security engineer (+34%). The meme image: 'You are now an AI Engineer.'
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