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AI coding tools are changing engineering — not replacing engineers
There’s a lot of conversation right now about whether AI coding tools will replace software engineers.
In practice, what many teams are experiencing is a shift in where the complexity lives.
AI can generate code surprisingly well.
But building production systems still requires engineers to handle problems like:
-system architecture and abstractions
-integration between services and models
-failure modes and observability
-scaling infrastructure and data pipelines
-deciding what automation should (or shouldn’t) do
One interesting side effect of AI coding tools is that engineers increasingly start automating their own routine workflows, which lets them focus on the bigger architectural and system-level challenges.
Less time writing boilerplate. More time designing systems that safely integrate AI capabilities.
Interesting perspective here: https://www.godaddy.com/resources/news/dear-software-engineer-you-still-have-value
Curious how others here see engineering roles evolving as AI tools improve.
There’s a lot of conversation right now about whether AI coding tools will replace software engineers.
In practice, what many teams are experiencing is a shift in where the complexity lives.
AI can generate code surprisingly well.
But building production systems still requires engineers to handle problems like:
-system architecture and abstractions
-integration between services and models
-failure modes and observability
-scaling infrastructure and data pipelines
-deciding what automation should (or shouldn’t) do
One interesting side effect of AI coding tools is that engineers increasingly start automating their own routine workflows, which lets them focus on the bigger architectural and system-level challenges.
Less time writing boilerplate. More time designing systems that safely integrate AI capabilities.
Interesting perspective here: https://www.godaddy.com/resources/news/dear-software-engineer-you-still-have-value
Curious how others here see engineering roles evolving as AI tools improve.