The latest articles on DEV Community by Sibghatullah laghari (@sibghat_laghari). https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3997472%2Ffd463516-d17c-41d4-bb5c-26b5fb9b81a1.jpg https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari en Sibghatullah laghari Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:29:36 +0000 https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari/the-future-of-java-backend-engineering-in-the-ai-era-43d4 https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari/the-future-of-java-backend-engineering-in-the-ai-era-43d4 <h3> AI is evolving fast </h3> <p><strong><em>AI won't replace Java backend engineers—it will raise the bar for what makes them valuable.</em></strong></p> <p>A few months ago I started wondering whether learning Spring Boot was still the right investment in the AI era. That question pushed me to research enterprise software, AI tooling, and where backend engineering is heading</p> <p><strong>Enterprise software isn't built overnight.</strong></p> <p>Large organizations rely on complex Java systems built over decades. These systems are deeply tied to business logic and can't be easily replaced by AI.</p> <p><strong>AI is getting very good at writing code...</strong></p> <p>AI can generate code, but real backend engineering involves architecture, scalability, security, and solving production issues—things that go beyond coding.</p> <p><strong>I think the biggest change will be in the type of engineer companies hire.</strong></p> <p>As AI handles repetitive tasks, companies will value engineers who understand complex systems and can make strong architectural decisions.</p> <p><strong>That's why I believe new developers should learn beyond Spring Boot if they want to stay future-ready</strong></p> <p>I'm expanding into areas like AI, distributed systems, cloud, Kubernetes, observability, and performance engineering.</p> <p><em><strong>My goal is to become an engineer who can build and maintain large-scale systems in an AI-driven world.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>What do you think?</strong></p> <p><em>Will AI reduce demand for Java backend engineers</em>, or just change the skills needed?</p> career ai java springboot Sibghatullah laghari Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:55:11 +0000 https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari/why-i-stopped-building-crud-apps-and-started-building-production-grade-backend-systems-12b7 https://dev.to/sibghat_laghari/why-i-stopped-building-crud-apps-and-started-building-production-grade-backend-systems-12b7 <p>For a long time, I believed finishing CRUD tutorials meant I was ready for backend development.</p> <p>I was wrong.</p> <p>Real backend engineering begins where tutorials end.</p> <p>Over the last year, I've been building production backend systems with Java and Spring Boot, and I realized the biggest lessons aren't about writing controllers—they're about architecture, security, testing, deployment, monitoring, and designing software that people can actually use.</p> <p>This is the kind of journey I want to document here on DEV.</p> architecture backend java springboot