Demand for software engineers is still strong, but AI will begin to change that.
The demand for skilled engineers is expected to grow by 25% in the decade ending in 2032, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.For software engineers to succeed, the most valuable skill going forward is understanding business needs.
David Hsu, CEO and founder of app development platform Retool, believes AI in the software context is a propelling factor."New technology means more demand. More demand means more software," Hsu said.surveying more than 1,500 technology professionals, which it's following up with the second edition this summer. Results aren't published yet, but Hsu said this year it found that the majority of respondents are already using AI almost every day.
That reality may feel less grounded than the more tangible technical skills of the moment, but the consensus among experts is that these big-picture skills will become paramount. While"artisanal software developers," as Schuerman calls them, who live and breathe code will still have a place in the high-end enterprise space, the vast majority of industry professionals will do the work of tailoring already built solutions that solve company-specific problems.
Cognition, an applied AI lab building end-to-end software agents, says on its website that it's enabling"engineers to focus on more interesting problems and empower engineering teams to strive for more ambitious goals." Its AI agent, dubbed Devin, can successfully resolve nearly. This is a major increase in previous resolution bests, which fell below the 2% mark.
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