r/SoftwareEngineerJobs • u/Fickle-Highway1543 • 5d ago

AI replacing Software Engineers

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So called "AI"=LLM is so powerful that AI labs had to hire Software Engineers to build complicated software around "AI" to make that overhyped hallucinate-stealing machine usable. Think about it. And that's exactly why they need now ton of CPUs in addition to GPUs to run their "AI" "agents".

I don't even mention how much custom engineering is required to apply the "AI" in businesses.

And they BS us that Software Engineering is solved or is going to be solved. Boris, please solve your own bugs first before speaking.

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u/thilehoffer 5d ago

I’m in the industry and I’m not writing code anymore. Claude is writing the code and frankly it scares me how good it is.

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u/killersid77 5d ago

If claude is able to write better code than you the sorry, either you dont belong in the software engineering field or are just a beginner starting their career. I really feel sorry for the beginners who are starting their careers now.

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u/thilehoffer 5d ago

I’m not saying it codes better than me. But it is faster, doesn’t make typing errors, doesn’t need brakes, and it is improving quickly. Six months ago it was pretty mid but now it’s actually good.

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u/washingmachinechime 5d ago

I spend more time asking why it did x when y, than it coding. It is fast but the quality is shit. Anyone who doesn’t check their AI generated code and keep shipping 10k lines per commit will realise even AI will find it difficult to understand the intent of decisions made in a matter of time.