Sometimes I genuinely don’t understand why people refuse to accept that AI will take our jobs.
You’ll often hear things like AI can replace 15 out of 20 engineers, but those remaining 5 will always be safe
And I keep thinking why ?
What makes those 5 magically irreplaceable?
If we’re being brutally honest, AI isn’t stopping at “assisting” engineers. It’s getting better at writing code, debugging, designing systems, reviewing PRs, and even making architectural decisions. Over time, it will eat into most traditional CS jobs, not because it’s evil, but because it’s efficient, scalable, and doesn’t get tired.
I sometimes think about how things might look after 2030, and it feels… brutal.
Companies won’t need large engineering teams when AI can act as the primary employee. One person with a clear vision and strong judgment, backed by AI, could replace entire teams. The bottleneck won’t be execution anymore — it’ll be deciding what to build and why.
That’s why I believe the mindset has to shift:
from job seeker → builder.
The one thing AI still can’t truly do on its own is decide to build something meaningful from scratch, driven by human curiosity, frustration, taste, and intent. It doesn’t wake up with an urge to fix a broken system or scratch a personal itch — humans do.
So maybe the future isn’t engineers vs AI
Maybe it’s engineers who learn to build with AI vs everyone else.
And in that world, every engineer won’t just be an employee —
they’ll be closer to a founder, whether they like it or not.
That shift is uncomfortable.
But pretending it won’t happen feels more dangerous than facing it head-on.
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well said and for beginner devs like me that future is super scary and seeing it from the view you explained is all we can do