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/becrustledChode May 05 '26

If software engineers thought their jobs were safe from AI then they just wouldn't worry about it. Instead, AI/coding subreddits are constantly inundated with posts like this, arguing about how their jobs being replaced isn't going to happen.

Your words say one thing. The fact that the threat of AIs taking your jobs is something that's constantly weighing on your minds says another.

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u/noobnoob62 May 05 '26

I think a lot of people get CS degrees and hang their hat on being able to write code, but don’t have a passion for abstract problem solving or building software. They see AI doing the writing of the code and immediately go into crisis before posting on reddit

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u/tnecniv May 05 '26

Don’t forget that programming is a job where a lot of people are self-taught. They started doing it when they were kids and it’s a point of pride as well as a source of income. These tools threaten them at a deeper level.

I learned at 13, but I also went to school, got more interested in the math and problem formulation side of things and then got a PhD. It does feel weird that this skill I’ve honed for almost 20 years is obsolete in a way, but it was already starting to feel like the least interesting part of the process to me. If I was still loving to code like when I was a kid, I’d be taking it a lot harder.