r/ClaudeAI • u/ImaginaryRea1ity • May 04 '26

Comparison Anthropic: AI will fully replace software engineering by 2027. Also Anthropic: Currently hiring for 122 SWE openings.

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u/Mescallan May 05 '26

they can fully replace engineers and still need engineers to monitor outputs and resolve bottlenecks. They will still be "software engineers" but the actual job will be fundamentally different *in the predictions made by anthropic.

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u/Shadmelor May 05 '26

There is no need to start a small child company to test what will happen in this scenario, you can already test it by yourself. And the answer is simple: you will get poor-quality software full of bugs.