Founder of Flexiple.com, helping companies build their dream tech teams | $3M+ bootstrapped startup | BITS Pilani & IIM-A alum
My not so "hot" take on the future of tech hiring: 1. Enabler not a replacement For the foreseeable future, AI will play the role of an enabler and won't replace engineers. The tech while progressing at a great speed, needs to stabilize. A de facto standard for the industry needs to emerge before there can be mass adoption, till then it will create excitement but not meaningful impact. 2. Demand has not really decreased While the pitch is that each company will need fewer engineers than before, the accessibility of tech has meant that traditional companies that were absolute outsiders of the tech world have also become really serious about it. So, the pie has just become much larger and will continue to increase. 3. Mediocrity will not survive As ever in the world of tech, every few years the average moves up significantly. This means mediocre developers are replaced by tools - this will continue to happen. Quality talent will continue to have a market. 4. Software development is more thinking than coding In the end, developing good software development is a mix of creativity and solid problem solving, not just writing code. What's more, it has an aura of intimidation. That's why even NoCode tools were majorly adopted by those who were already in the tech industry - most others didn't upskill and instead helped give birth to NoCode agencies. With AI too, I expect a similar future for the foreseeable future. Anyway, this is as uncertain as the industry has been in a while. So, you have to be prepared to be proven wrong. #startup
Tushar Sharma
5mo
Even if it were to replace software engineering Karthik Sridharan would the government or people allow that ?
Aravind S.
5mo
software coders can be replaced, not software engineers who solve complex problems before they code!
Merin Wilson
5mo
Interesting perspective! I agree that AI will likely serve as an enabler. A lot of non-traditional companies hire tech teams to keep up with changing times. So, quality talent will always have a market. The future of tech hiring is quite uncertain but that can also be exciting!
Pavan Urs
5mo
4 th point is spot on and that's it...! More creative it will become , excited for this things 😎
I help Startups & SMBs build MVPs and improve team efficiency | Operations Consultant, Nocode MVP, Internal Tools, Workflow Automation | Entrepreneur | Coach | Nocode Enthusiast |
5moVery well said. Even with Nocode tools, thinking about the system design is essential to build scalable apps.